{"id":110372,"date":"2026-01-08T14:58:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110372"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:58:40","slug":"kpebu-raises-concerns-over-ofori-attas-reported-us-permanent-residency-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110372","title":{"rendered":"Kpebu raises concerns over Ofori-Atta\u2019s reported US permanent residency application"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu says reports that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has applied for permanent residency in the United States raise serious questions about the circumstances under which he was allowed to leave Ghana.<\/p>\n

JoyNews <\/strong>has learned that Mr Ofori-Atta submitted an application for permanent residency in the U.S. at a time when he and his family were publicly insisting that his stay abroad was strictly for medical treatment and that he would return to Ghana.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Joy FM\u2019s Midday News<\/strong> on Thursday, January 8, Mr Kpebu said the development does not come as a surprise to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not surprised at all. I was given this information about two months ago that he had applied for permanent residence, and I mentioned it on some radio discussions,\u201d he said, adding that he declined to disclose his source at the time.<\/p>\n

According to him, the confirmation of the claim reinforces long-standing concerns about the Office of the Special Prosecutor\u2019s decision to allow the former minister to travel without bail conditions or sureties.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt tells you why many of us questioned the decision to allow him to leave the country without any surety,\u201d Kpebu stated. \u201cOnce that was done, this outcome was predictable.\u201d<\/p>\n

He argued that the absence of travel restrictions created room for Mr Ofori-Atta to regularise his stay abroad, a situation that has now intensified public scrutiny.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs this matter continues to unfold, more questions will naturally be asked about how the OSP handled the situation and how Mr Ofori-Atta was allowed to leave Ghana in the first place,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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