The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has questioned the government’s commitment to its anti-corruption campaign following the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu.
NPP National Organiser Henry Nana Boakye said the government’s handling of the appeal undermined its flagship anti-corruption initiative, Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL).
In an exclusive interview with Class News, Mr. Boakye argued that the prosecution failed to present a sufficiently strong case in the appeal proceedings, resulting in the overturning of Tamakloe-Attionu’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence.
“This relaxed attitude towards Sedina Tamakloe’s case makes nonsense of the ORAL issue,” he said.
He contended that the government could not credibly claim to be pursuing corruption-related cases while, in his view, failing to vigorously defend a high-profile conviction involving a former public official.
According to him, the prosecution’s approach was inconsistent with the administration’s stated commitment to fighting corruption.
Mr. Boakye further alleged that the outcome of the appeal appeared to have been predetermined.
“This whole Sedina Tamakloe thing is well choreographed to free her. Nothing more, nothing less,” he said.
His comments followed Thursday’s ruling by the Court of Appeal, which acquitted and discharged Tamakloe-Attionu after concluding that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.
The appellate court’s decision overturned her earlier conviction and custodial sentence.
The ruling has generated renewed political debate over the government’s anti-corruption agenda, with the NPP arguing that the handling of the MASLOC case raises questions about the consistency of efforts to prosecute corruption-related offences.
