The Press Secretary at the Ministry of the Interior, Julius Kwame Anthony, has dismissed claims that former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu received special treatment following her extradition to Ghana, insisting that she has remained in the custody of the Ghana Prisons Service since her arrival.
According to him, the former MASLOC boss has never been held in a private facility or left outside the control of prison authorities, contrary to allegations made by some members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).
His comments come amid renewed demands from opposition lawmakers for clarity over Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s detention following her conviction in the MASLOC-related fraud case.
Speaking on News Digest on Citi FM on Saturday, June 27, 2026, Mr. Anthony said the responsibility for enforcing prison sentences rests with the Ghana Prisons Service once a person has been convicted by a competent court.
“Sedina Tamakloe has been in the possession of the Ghana Prison Service from the moment she landed in Ghana,” he said.
He rejected claims that the former government appointee had been kept in a private facility or allowed to move freely after her return to Ghana.
“I have heard the opposition New Patriotic Party make claims about her being left to herself or being on her own private expeditions or whatever. No such claim can be substantiated,” he said.
“Sedina Tamakloe has never been at any private facility whatsoever since she landed in Ghana. She has never been at any private facility, and for that, I would say that you can subject me to any scrutiny whatsoever.”
Mr. Anthony argued that if the government had intended to shield Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu from serving her sentence, it would not have sought her extradition from the United States in the first place.
“If the National Democratic Congress that has formed the government of the Republic of Ghana were interested in letting Madam Sedina Tamakloe be free from the liabilities of her conviction, the easier option would have been to allow her to stay in the United States. But we pursued her coming back to Ghana. Why would we pursue her coming back to Ghana if we do not want her to serve the term?” he asked.
He maintained that the government is complying with the court’s judgment and that the legal process would continue in accordance with the law while any appeal pursued by the former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer is determined by the courts.
