Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Team, Hamza Suhuyini, has expressed doubt over the possibility of President John Dramani Mahama granting a presidential pardon to former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe Attionu.
Speaking on The Big Issue on Saturday, June 13, Suhuyini stated that while the Constitution grants the President the authority to exercise the prerogative of mercy, he does not believe Mahama would intervene in the case due to his fair style of leadership.
According to him, the President is likely to allow the legal process to take its full course, stressing that issues of accountability must be respected regardless of political affiliation.
Suhuyini argued that Ghana’s democracy can only be strengthened when public officials are held accountable for their actions, adding that there should be a common national position on matters involving the rule of law and public accountability.
“As for a presidential pardon, I don’t see it happening, and many sound-minded Ghanaians would not want it to happen. It is within the legal remit of the land. But knowing President Mahama, he will allow the legal process to take its full and due course,” he said.
His comments come after Sedina Tamakloe Attionu arrived in Ghana following her extradition from the United States to serve a 10-year custodial sentence imposed by the Accra High Court.
Her return follows a protracted extradition process initiated by the Government of Ghana after she failed to return to the country following a medical trip to the United States.
In 2024, the Accra High Court convicted Attionu in absentia on charges including causing financial loss to the state and stealing.
The court found that her actions during her tenure as Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) between 2013 and 2016 resulted in a financial loss of nearly GH¢90 million to the state.
