Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has disclosed that the initial thinking surrounding the extradition of Ghanaian socialite Abu Trica was to delay the process until former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta also returned to Ghana.
Speaking on TV3’s current affairs programme, The KeyPoints, Kpebu said Abu Trica’s extradition had always been considered a possibility. However, he said some people preferred that it happened at the same time as Ofori-Atta’s return.
“We all knew that someday, somehow, it was possible that Abu Trica would be extradited, but we were hoping to delay it as much as possible until Ken Ofori-Atta was also brought back,” he said.
Kpebu explained that the preferred approach was to align the two developments.
“Until Ken Ofori-Atta is also brought, or we do an exchange. At the time we are handing over Abu Trica, we are also receiving Ofori-Atta,” he stated.
He maintained that there was no objection to Abu Trica’s extradition itself, but rather to the timing of the process.
“So as for extradition, it wasn’t a problem,” he added.
According to Kpebu, synchronising Abu Trica’s extradition with efforts to secure Ken Ofori-Atta’s return would have better served Ghana’s interests.
His comments reflect his personal view on the timing of the extradition process and not an announced government policy.
