There are efforts to help Sedina Tamakloe evade 10-year sentence — NPP alleges

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has alleged that there are ongoing attempts to help former Chief Executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, evade her 10-year prison sentence.

The allegation follows renewed public attention on the enforcement of her conviction after she was extradited from the United States to Ghana on June 9, 2026, to begin serving her sentence.

Ms. Tamakloe-Attionu was convicted in absentia by the Accra High Court in April 2024 on multiple counts including causing financial loss to the state, stealing, money laundering and procurement-related offences.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 16, the NPP’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Policy Committee said it had observed what it described as efforts to frustrate the execution of the sentence.

“We now observe growing efforts apparently designed to help her evade those consequences,” the statement read in part.

The party cautioned against any interference outside the formal judicial process, noting that due legal procedures must be respected.

“Every convicted person retains a lawful right of appeal, but we caution against any extra-judicial intervention, whether administrative, political or discretionary, to neutralise a final sentence outside the appellate process,” it stated.

The NPP argued that any attempt to overturn or weaken the conviction outside established legal channels would undermine the country’s anti-corruption efforts and set a dangerous precedent for future prosecutions.

Meanwhile, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu has already filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn her conviction and sentence.

In her written submission filed on February 10, 2026, her lawyers argued that the charges against her were defective and lacked sufficient particulars, while also challenging multiple counts including conspiracy to steal, money laundering and breaches of procurement laws.

The appeal is still pending determination.