Legal practitioner, Martin Luther Kpebu, has renewed his call for Special Prosecutor, William Kissi Agyebeng, to step down, after failing to stop former Finance Minister, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, from leaving the country.
Speaking on Ghana Tonight on TV3 Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Mr. Kpebu alleged that information at his disposal suggests the money Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, the former MASLOC CEO, is accused of wasting, as part of her charges, was paid on Ofori-Atta’s orders.
This, along with other charges against Ofori-Atta, is why Kpebu believes the Special Prosecutor shouldn’t have let him abscond.
“What I was told was that, the buses that Sedina was said to have ordered, Ofori-Atta paid for them after the NPP administration took office. I don’t think the person who said it will mislead me knowing that I come on TV so I’ve asked for the documents. That’s one part of the case,” he said, blaming the Special Prosecutor for letting Ofori-Atta ran away.
“This same Ofori-Atta, all over the place and then Kissi Agyebeng allows Ofori-Atta to flee. What have we done to deserve such treatment from Kissi Agyebeng?” he quizzed.
He reiterated his call for the occupant of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to be replaced. “Why won’t he just get out of that office so that we’ll get a better Special Prosecutor.”
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.
US court certifies Ghana govt’s extradition request of former MASCLOC CEO, Sedina Tamakloe
