The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has issued a warning on what appears to be attempts by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to assist Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, the convicted former CEO of the Microfinance and Small Loans Center (MASLOC), in using extrajudicial methods to evade her sentence.
Madam Tamakloe was found guilty in absentia in April 2024 of 78 counts of stealing, conspiracy, causing financial loss to the state (nearly GH₵90 million), money laundering, and procurement breaches. She was sentenced to 10 years in hard labour after failing to return from medical treatment in the United States.
Given that MASLOC is a government organization that was created to offer microfinance support to small enterprises, traders, and vulnerable populations, the case was one of the most carefully followed corruption trials in the nation.
On June 9, 2026, Madam Tamakloe was extradited to Ghana for the first time in sixteen years.
The NPP published a statement on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, warning that any attempt to reverse her sentence outside of the formal legal system might seriously jeopardise anti-corruption initiatives and erode public trust in the rule of law.
Through weaponised state institutions, selective prosecutions, and illegal administrative measures, the ruling NDC was also charged by the NPP with systematically subverting the rule of law.
In a statement released by the NPP’s Policy Secretariat and signed by Mr. Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi (MP), Co-Chair of the Constitutional & Legal Affairs Policy Committee, the major opposition party called attention to what it called a concerning trend of “one rule for opponents and another for allies” since the NDC took over on January 7, 2025.
They claimed that while high-profile corruption cases from the previous administration have been dropped or quietly resolved, organisations like EOCO, the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), National Security, and the Ghana Police Service have been used violently against political rivals, journalists, and critics.
The NPP pointed out that a number of cases involving members of the ruling NDC were dropped after the accused had presented their case, leading to automatic acquittals under Act 30 that prohibit retrial.
The party gave instances of the unresolved Saglemi case and the uniBank prosecution, which resulted in a negotiated settlement.
Source: newsthemegh.com