Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has called for Ghana to establish a modern extradition treaty with the United States, describing it as long overdue for the country as an independent state.

Mr Tuah-Yeboah remarked on the ongoing controversies surrounding efforts to extradite former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta from the US, who is charged by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) with corruption-related offences and causing financial loss to the state.

Ghana currently relies on a 1931 extradition treaty, which he described as outdated and ill-suited for contemporary legal and diplomatic requirements.

"I think that as an independent state, we must have a standalone treaty with the USA. In that treaty, we can detail certain things we think we also want them to do when it comes to dealing with such a process."

Mr Tuah-Yeboah emphasised that a revised treaty would strengthen bilateral cooperation, streamline legal processes, and ensure the efficient handling of extradition matters in line with modern international standards, noting that it is inappropriate for independent Ghana to continue relying on the 1931 treaty established during the colonial era.

"But if we keep relying on this 1931 extradition treaty. It means that we are useless colonial legislation tied to our neck," he argued.

Recently, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice announced that the government has formally submitted a request to the United States authorities for the extradition of the former Finance Minister and others to face the corruption-related charges they were slapped with.