Attorney-General, US Justice Department to discuss pending extradition requests after Sedina Tamakloe's return
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice is to hold bilateral discussions with his counterparts at the United States Department of Justice on pending extradition requests by Ghana and the United States.
This follows the extradition of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe Attionu who arrived in Ghana to begin serving a 10-year prison sentence after her conviction in 2024.
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and Spokesperson for the Presidency, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, in statement issued on June 9, 2026 said the discussions would cover all pending extradition requests between Ghana and the United States since 2009.
One of the pending extradition matters involves former Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta.
Ghana has submitted an extradition request to the United States in connection with corruption and corruption-related charges filed against him by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
Mr Ofori-Atta was detained by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Washington DC on January 6, 2026.
Mr Ofori-Atta was released from ICE custody on April 7, 2026, following a bail application, which was granted after his legal team successfully argued that without a formal extradition request from Ghana on record before the court, he could not legally be considered a flight risk.
Another pending extradition matter involves Ernest Darko Akore, a former aide to Mr Ofori-Atta and a dual Ghanaian-American citizen, who faces charges of causing financial loss to the state and using public office for private benefit.
On the part of Ms Sedina Attionu Tamakloe, she was convicted and sentenced in absentia by the Accra High Court in April 2024 on charges including causing financial loss to the state, stealing, conspiracy, money laundering and procurement-related offences arising from her tenure as MASLOC Chief Executive Officer between 2013 and 2016. In July 2024, the Government of Ghana submitted a formal extradition request to the United States seeking her return to serve her sentence. Following court proceedings in the United States, American authorities notified Ghana in January 2026 that her surrender had been approved.
Officials of the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Prisons Service took Ms Tamakloe Attionu into custody upon her arrival on Tuesday morning aboard a United Airlines flight and arrangements are underway for her to begin serving her sentence.
