We’ve failed to secure bail for Asante Akyem North MP; extradition hearing set for November 18 – Dafeamekpor

The Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong remains in custody in Amsterdam after Majority’s efforts to secure bail for him proved unsuccessful, Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has disclosed.

Speaking at a Leaders’ Media Briefing on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Dafeamekpor said the MP was still being held in the Netherlands, with an extradition hearing scheduled to begin on November 18, 2026.

“We’ve failed to secure bail for Asante Akyem North MP; so, he is still in Amsterdam in custody. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the extradition hearing will begin on 18th November, 2026,” he said.

He added: “he has not been taken to the US as is being circulated around.”

The hearing is expected to consider the extradition proceedings involving the Ghanaian legislator.

Dafeamekpor did not provide further details about the efforts to secure bail or the specific circumstances surrounding the MP’s detention.

Mr Kwame Ohene Frimpong has been detained at the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

This was disclosed by the Clerk to Parliament, Mr Ebenezer Djietror, in a Facebook post on May 12.

“It has come to the attention of Parliament that, the Hon Member for Asante Akyem North Constituency, Mr Kwame Ohene Frimpong has been detained at the Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam in the Netherlands,” the post read.

It added that, “The Rt Hon Speaker and the Leadership of the House are in touch with Ghana’s Mission in The Hague for detailed information on the matter. The public will be duly informed appropriately on this matter.”

Ohene Kwame Frimpong is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and politician. Frimpong contested the 2024 parliamentary elections as an independent candidate and defeated the incumbent member of parliament, Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi.

The US waited for him to get out of Ghana before he was arrested.