Chai! E be like say wahala don land for former Ghana finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. This man wey dey run away from corruption case for him side, don find himself for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.
Ofori-Atta, wey dey 66 years old, don dey United States since January last year to manage him health matter, especially prostate cancer operation. But instead of him to dey chop life, e don land for wahala as ICE hold am tight over wetin dem call ‘immigration status concern’. No be small matter o!
According to him lawyer dem, dem say Ofori-Atta don apply to extend him stay for US. But dis ICE matter don come shake the table as dem talk say e go gist dem about him stay. Na the correct wahala wey this man dey face since him government days under former president, Nana Akufo-Addo.
As e be, the man supposed to don show face for Ghana court to answer some serious corruption charges wey go fit make dem transport am back home on top extradition matter. Ofori-Atta don dey wanted since February last year, while prosecutors dey chase him over plenty issues, wey fit land am serious gbege.
Na wetin make Ofori-Atta escape come America dey vex dem for Ghana as the Office of the Special Prosecutor don put him name for Interpol Red Notice sharperly. Dem dey investigate him over contracts wey him sign wey people sabi say na illegal, according to large amounts of cash wey dem say no follow proper checking.
Dem don carry come some serious case wey no be small thing, including contracts wey involve National Cathedral project, where dem dey investigate parol wey involve private companies for hospital ambulance contracts too. E be like say dem get more than 78 counts of corruption on top him head! This matter no look good at all.
Now him legal team dey try give solution for their person. Dem don drop message sey Ofori-Atta dey cooperate well with ICE and e no dey run from law. Dem dey work on how to fit solve the immigration wahala, but we sabi say this matter fit take time, as e go involve plenty legal back and forth for this side of the ocean.
Di wahala for Ghana no dey small as Ofori-Atta join other former officials wey dey face similar gobe. Attorney-General dey on top the matter, and dem no go gree make anybody escape this time. Special Prosecutor don talk sey corruption no go fit continue for this level again.
Ofori-Atta don show commitment sey e go answer all the questions wey dem get for am. But wetin we go fit talk be sey, as e just dey sit down for ICE compound dey wait for di next move, e don show say di world just dey watch how dis matter go play out.
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