Mahama will never pardon former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe — NDC MP
The Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has dismissed claims that President John Dramani Mahama will pardon former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu.
Ms. Tamakloe-Attionu was convicted in absentia by the Accra High Court in April 2024 on charges including causing financial loss to the state, stealing, money laundering and procurement-related offences.
She was extradited from the United States and returned to Ghana on June 9, this year, to begin serving a 10-year prison sentence.
Speaking on Accra-based TV3's New Day programme on Thursday, June 11, Bediako Baidoo stated that the Mahama administration remains committed to ensuring that the former MASLOC boss serves her sentence and that suggestions of a presidential pardon are misplaced.
He stressed that the government would allow the legal process to take its course while respecting any lawful remedies available to the convict.
"Look, I can tell you on authority, because I know what I'm saying, President Mahama will never pardon her. Let me say this on authority. John Dramani Mahama would never pardon her. But it lies within her right to seek remedial action in law," he said.
The lawmaker explained that ongoing administrative and legal procedures, including medical examinations and prison documentation, account for the time being taken before Ms. Tamakloe-Attionu is transferred to begin serving her sentence.
He further argued that President Mahama's record demonstrates a willingness to allow the prosecution of political allies when necessary, citing the conviction of former National Coordinator of the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA), Abuga Pele.
"President Mahama is the only sitting president who, during his term, was able to prosecute and jail his own. It's never happened. President Mahama never pardoned Honorable Abuga Pele. He has a history of his own," Mr. Bediako Baidoo stated.
Meanwhile, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn her conviction and sentence.
In a written submission filed on February 10, 2026, her lawyers argued that the charges preferred against her were defective and failed to provide sufficient particulars of the offences allegedly committed.
The appeal challenges her conviction on several counts, including conspiracy to steal, stealing, causing financial loss to the state, causing loss to public property, improper payment of public funds, unauthorised commitment resulting in financial obligation to government, money laundering and breaches of the Public Procurement Act.