The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedinam Christine Tamakloe Attionu, describing the ruling as a “travesty of justice.”
In a statement signed by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the NPP said it received the court’s decision with “shock and dismay,” arguing that it undermines efforts to protect the public purse and fight corruption.
The Court of Appeal on Thursday, July 30, 2026, overturned the conviction of Madam Tamakloe, who had earlier been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by the High Court after being found guilty of multiple charges, including stealing, causing financial loss to the State, money laundering and breaches of the Public Procurement Act.
The NPP said Madam Tamakloe’s trial lasted five years and that the High Court, after examining the evidence, found that her actions as MASLOC CEO between 2013 and 2016 resulted in losses of nearly GHS90 million to the state.
According to the party, the former MASLOC boss fled the jurisdiction while on trial, was convicted in absentia, and was later extradited from the United States to Ghana before her eventual acquittal by the appellate court.
The NPP claimed that the Court of Appeal’s decision was politically motivated and linked it to what it described as a pattern of discontinued prosecutions involving individuals associated with the governing party since January 2025.
“The NPP states without equivocation that this acquittal is politically motivated, orchestrated and planned,” the statement said.
The party accused the government of using the justice system selectively, arguing that accountability was being applied differently depending on political affiliation.
The NPP further described the development as a threat to public confidence in Ghana’s justice system and called on the Judiciary and the Judicial Council to take urgent steps to restore trust in the administration of justice.
Among its demands, the party called on the Attorney-General to provide a public account of cases involving persons affiliated with the governing party that have been discontinued or terminated since January 2025, including reasons for those decisions.
The party also called for the immediate release and acquittal of its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, whose conviction and 20-year prison sentence are currently being challenged at the Court of Appeal.
The NPP argued that the continued detention of Chairman Wontumi exposed what it described as a double standard in the government’s fight against corruption.
The party said it would pursue all lawful avenues, including a possible review of the Court of Appeal’s decision at the Supreme Court, to ensure that individuals found culpable of mismanaging public resources are held accountable.
