The Minority in Parliament has demanded full details on the whereabouts of convicted former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Attionu-Tamakloe, insisting that the government must provide clear information regarding her current custody status.
According to the Minority, the government’s assertion that Sedina Attionu-Tamakloe is in prison custody is insufficient, and authorities must disclose details surrounding her return to Ghana and confirm whether she is currently serving the 10-year prison sentence imposed by the Accra High Court.
Speaking to journalists on Friday, June 19, the Member of Parliament for Effia, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, said the government has a responsibility to uphold transparency, accountability, and good governance by providing the public with accurate information on the matter.
He stressed that the issue is of national interest and warned that the Minority would resort to parliamentary mechanisms to seek answers if the government fails to respond to its concerns.
“If the government fails to provide as we have requested, we will use all the available tools to make those enquiries, so that the Minister for the Interior may be asked those questions and come to provide answers to us.
“But we do not need to trigger these options since the government has to be accountable to its people. This is an issue of national interest.”
Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament for Garu, Thomas Anaba, has maintained that the Mahama administration remains committed to ensuring that Sedina Tamakloe serves her sentence, describing the move as part of the government’s broader effort to combat corruption and enforce accountability in public office.
The comments come weeks after Sedina Attionu-Tamakloe returned to Ghana following her extradition from the United States to serve the 10-year prison sentence handed down by the Accra High Court.
She arrived at the Accra International Airport on Tuesday, June 9, aboard United Airlines flight UA 996 from Washington Dulles International Airport. Sources familiar with the process indicated that she was received by security personnel upon arrival and immediately taken into custody.
Her return follows a protracted extradition process initiated by the Government of Ghana after she failed to return to the country from a medical trip to the United States while standing trial over allegations of financial misconduct.
In 2024, the Accra High Court convicted Sedina Attionu-Tamakloe in absentia and sentenced her to 10 years’ imprisonment after finding her guilty of multiple offences, including causing financial loss to the state and stealing.
The court held that her actions during her tenure as MASLOC Chief Executive between 2013 and 2016 resulted in a financial loss of nearly GH¢90 million to the state.
