Claims that Government had a hand in the acquittal of former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Christine Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is false, Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed.
He says the falsehood being peddled around Madam Attionu’s acquittal by the Court of Appeal was purely legal and had nothing to do with Government influence, urging the public to treat such claims with the contempt it deserves.
Ofosu’s comments follow allegations by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the government played a role in the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge the former MASLOC CEO.
In an interview with Citi FM on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Kwakye Ofosu insisted the President had no hand in the judicial process since it is a separate arm of government that works without any state influence.
“I don’t think that the NPP has been serious in this particular discourse. Exactly what are they opposed to? Are they opposed to the Court of Appeal doing its work? Otherwise, I don’t understand what the fuss is about. Did President John Dramani Mahama sit on the case in question?” he asked.
“The claim that the government has anything to do with it is bogus. It defies logic and common sense if you look at the chronology of events. The NDC has nothing to do with this,” he maintained.
Also, Kwakye Ofosu has dismissed claims that Madam Tamakloe-Attionu’s absconsion was engineered by the then opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), saying the woman fled the country on her own.
“The idea that we instigated her to leave this country is false. We were not in power at the time she left the country,” he said.
Madam Tamakloe-Attionu was convicted by an Accra High Court and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment after finding her guilty of causing financial loss to the state and related offences. However, her conviction and sentence were overturned by the Court of Appeal after hearing that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
The case centred on allegations that Ms Tamakloe-Attionu unlawfully diverted a GH¢500,000 loan intended for Obaatanpa Microfinance after the institution rejected the facility because of its interest rate.
Meanwhile, the Attorney-General filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking a stay of execution of the ruling pending the determination of the State’s appeal after the appellate court acquitted and discharged her.
The Attorney-General has argued that there is a risk Madam Tamakloe-Attionu could leave the country before the Supreme Court determines the appeal.
Meanwhile, Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has granted permission for the Court of Appeal to sit during the legal vacation to hear the Attorney-General’s application for a stay of execution. The matter has been scheduled for August 16.
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