Extradite Ken Ofori-Atta, Urges U.S. Activist Solomon Owusu

Pan-African activist and Communications Director of the United Party, Mr. Solomon Owusu, has called upon U.S. authorities to extradite Ghana's former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. Owusu insists Ofori-Atta must return to Ghana to answer allegations of financial misconduct.

Speaking on TV3's New Day Show, Owusu highlighted the recent conviction and sentencing of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) CEO, Madam Sediam Tamakloe Attionu, to 10 years in prison. He stressed that Tamakloe should serve her sentence in Ghana without any political intervention or pardon, emphasizing that the law must take its course.

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Just as Sedinam Tamakloe has been convicted and sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction, anyone else accused of causing financial loss to the state must also be made to account for their actions.

Owusu argued that public officials must be held accountable for the misuse of state funds, irrespective of their political affiliations. He stated that the United States should not serve as a sanctuary for African public officials facing corruption allegations. Owusu believes that if Ghanaian authorities possess sufficient evidence against Ofori-Atta, legal processes should be initiated to bring him back to Ghana for justice.

He drew parallels between the MASLOC case and other significant financial allegations from the previous administration, suggesting that these involved even larger sums and warrant similar scrutiny. Owusu cited public debates surrounding expenditures on the National Cathedral project, ambulance procurement controversies, and alleged discrepancies in tax revenues. He firmly stated that corruption is an individual responsibility, not a party issue, and that no political party endorses the theft of state funds.

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No political party tells its members to steal public money. Anyone who engages in corruption does so as an individual and must face the law alone.