The picketers carried placards bearing inscriptions such as\u00a0\u201cLet Ofori-Atta Face Justice,\u201d \u201cKen\u2019s Leadership Killed Ghanaians,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cKen Is Needed in Ghana.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Some protesters also wore printed T-shirts with the inscription\u00a0\u201cBring Ken.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Speaking to the media, a member of the group and PNC stalwart, Bernard Monah said the protest would continue until U.S. authorities take steps to ensure Mr. Ofori-Atta\u2019s return to Ghana.<\/p>\n \u201cWe all know that as of now, Ken Ofori-Atta is no longer sick. He went to the U.S. to seek medical attention, and now he has healed himself and overstayed his visa,\u201d Mr. Monah alleged. \u201cWhen he was flagged to be arrested, he went ahead to apply to be a permanent citizen of America.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cThis means that he has no plan to return to Ghana. He is avoiding coming back to face justice.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr. Monah said the group initially planned an indefinite protest but reached an agreement with the police. \u201cSo today is the beginning. We will stay here from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and we will come back tomorrow as well.<\/p>\n \u201cWe agreed with the police to protest for two weeks. After the two weeks, we have decided to do a sleepover here until the U.S. finds the need to bring Ken Ofori-Atta,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Mr. Ofori-Atta is expected to appear before a U.S. court on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, over alleged immigration violations.<\/p>\n The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has indicated that Mr. Ofori-Atta overstayed his visitor visa and has lost his legal status to remain in the United States.<\/p>\n A determination on a possible extradition to Ghana may follow the court proceedings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Members of pressure group Arise Ghana on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, staged a picket at the United States Embassy in Accra, demanding the return of former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to Ghana to face justice. The protesters, who gathered outside the embassy premises, called on U.S. authorities to cooperate with Ghanaian institutions to ensure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":15167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4217,41,17,18],"tags":[4783,4781,1098,4782],"class_list":["post-15166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accountability","category-general-news","category-opinion","category-politics","tag-arise-ghana","tag-bernard-monah","tag-ken-ofori-atta","tag-united-states-embassy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15166"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15170,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15166\/revisions\/15170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe protesters, who gathered outside the embassy premises, called on U.S. authorities to cooperate with Ghanaian institutions to ensure Mr. Ofori-Atta\u2019s return, insisting that accountability must be enforced without exception.<\/p>\n
According to the group, the demonstration was aimed at pressing home their demand that the former finance minister \u201creturn to Ghana to face justice,\u201d arguing that no public official should be allowed to evade accountability.<\/p>\n
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