Arise Ghana Slams Ofori-Atta Over ‘Unsafe Ghana’ Claim, Says It’s A Cover-Up To Evade Accountability
Pressure group Arise Ghana has condemned former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for allegedly using videos of its protest at the US Embassy in Accra to argue before US immigration authorities that Ghana is unsafe for him and that he cannot receive a fair trial.
In a statement dated 5th November, 2026, the group said it had taken note of disclosures by Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Victor Emmanuel Smith, on the matter.
The group described the claim as shameful and insulting to the intelligence of Ghanaians and the international community.
According to Arise Ghana, turning a call for justice into evidence of danger amounts to criminalising citizens for exercising their constitutional right to protest.
The group said the argument by Mr. Ofori-Atta’s legal team is a calculated cover-up strategy to evade accountability and frustrate Ghana’s extradition request.
The group is therefore demanding that the US Department of Justice and US immigration authorities dismiss the argument and cooperate fully with Ghana’s extradition reques,adding that Mr. Ofori-Atta must return voluntarily to Ghana and submit himself to due process.
