Bernard Bediako Baidoo, a legal practitioner and Member of Parliament for Akwatia, has said President John Dramani Mahama will not pardon the former Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC, Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu.
Unlike other presidents, Lawyer Baidoo says President Mahama will not pardon her but would ensure she serves her jail term as sentenced by the court.
The lawyer was responding to other panelists on TV3’s BigIssue segment on the NewDay morning show on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, where he said the Government will ensure Tamakloe-Attionu faces the full law after her extradition from the US.
“I can tell you on authority that President Mahama will never pardon her. Mr. John Dramani Mahama will never pardon her. If that is their hope, they lie bad,” he stated, referring to the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) who have been saying the President is going to let her walk free.
According to Baidoo, “there is a conviction and this government would ensure as it has made sure the lady is brought in, that she serves her term” as communicated by the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
He, however, explained that the convict has every right to appeal the case, just as her lawyers have started already.
“But it lies within her right to seek remedial action in law,” he stated, adding that it is also within her rights to be set free by the law.
“If she goes through the process and the same judiciary sets the conviction aside, that’s her right,” he added.
Sedina Tamakloe, the former CEO of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), has been extradited from the United States to Ghana to serve a 10-year prison sentence after she was convicted in absentia in April 2024.
She was charged for causing nearly GH¢90 million in financial losses to the State, during her tenure from 2013 to 2016.
However, Madam Tamakloe-Attionu wasn’t in the country to serve her sentence, which, according to Ghana’s Criminal Offences Act, commences once the conviction is pronounced.
The former MASLOC CEO’s charges included 25 counts of stealing, 20 counts of wilfully causing financial loss to the state, and four counts of money laundering.
Tamakloe-Attionu was arrested by US Marshals in Texas and held at the Nevada Southern Detention Center pending extradition proceedings.
Ghana’s government initiated extradition proceedings in 2025, and the US court ruled that the extradition treaty between Ghana and the US remains valid and enforceable.
A US District Court in Nevada certified Ghana’s extradition request in April 2026, finding sufficient legal grounds and probable cause linked to her conviction.
She arrived in Ghana on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, and is currently in police custody undergoing routine medical checks before serving her sentence.
The US Embassy in Ghana described the extradition as a “strong sign of cooperation between the two countries in tackling corruption and financial crimes.”
Meanwhile, the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, in a post on X on Tuesday, June 9, disclosed that the Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, is going to have a high-level engagement with the US Depart of Justice to discuss other extradition requests between the two countries.
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