Legal practitioner Martin Kpebu says he has issues with one of the charges against the former CEO of MASLOC, especially the charge on the contract to supply buses to the Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU).
Kpebu says that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta renegotiated the contract when the NPP took over governance; hence it would not be right to continue to hold Sedina Tamakloe to account.
“Ofori-Atta renegotiated the contract to supply the buses. If you knew the contract was such a terrible deal then you could have cancelled it, but you chose to renegotiate. After renegotiating, how do you saddle Sedina with the consequences? I don’t understand why you will want to hold Sedina accountable,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, August 1.
The Attorney-General has announced plans to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision at the Supreme Court after the appellate court quashed the conviction and 10-year prison sentence imposed on Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu.
The A-G believes that the High Court ruling which convicted Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu has merit and must stand.
In essence, he has filed for Stay of Execution against the Appeal Court’s judgement in favour of former CEO of MASLOC, Sedina Tamakloe Attionu.
The Appeal Court acquitted and discharged Madam Attionu of causing financial loss to the State and other charges against her on July 30.
According to the motion sighted by 3news, “…this Honourable Court will be moved by the Attorney-General (Applicant) herein, praying for an order to stay the execution of the judgement granted in favour of the respondent herein pending appeal upon the grounds stated in the accompanying affidavit and for any further order(s) as this Honourable court may deem fit.”
