US grants permanent residency to fugitive Ghana ex-finance minister

Punchng | 17-06-2026 03:05am |

Ken Ofori-Atta, the former finance minister of Ghana, has been granted permanent residency in the United States, as confirmed by his legal representative. This decision follows a ruling by a US court, which determined that the charges against him in Ghana were not sufficient to warrant his extradition. Ofori-Atta has been living in the US as a fugitive, and this new status allows him to remain in the country without the threat of deportation.

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