Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has suggested that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta may have played a role in the alleged financial irregularities involving former Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC, Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu.
Speaking on TV3’s Key Points programme on Saturday, June 13, Kpebu said developments surrounding the case are raising questions about Ofori-Atta’s possible involvement.
“It is becoming clear that Ken Ofori-Atta may have had a hand in the alleged financial crimes committed by Sedina Tamakloe,” Kpebu stated.
According to him, Ghanaians are closely monitoring the legal proceedings, particularly the outcome of Tamakloe-Attionu’s appeal against her conviction and 10-year prison sentence.
“Citizens are watching how this Sedina Tamakloe issue plays out. The judgment will come out for greater scrutiny. It is beginning to look like Sedina has a case. Let all shades of opinion be heard,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Director of Communications of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of attempting to shield Tamakloe-Attionu from serving her sentence.
Ahiagbah argued that the NDC has shown little interest in ensuring the former MASLOC boss is jailed, pointing out that her co-accused, Daniel Axim, remains on bail.
“The NDC is not interested in getting Sedina Tamakloe jailed because her co-accused is currently on bail and seated at home. The NDC is simply protecting their people,” he said.
He further criticised the government’s anti-corruption initiative, ORAL (Operation Recover All Loot), arguing that it was intended to pursue corruption cases regardless of political affiliation but has instead been used selectively against political opponents.
“The NDC is not governing well. ORAL includes everybody, but somehow they don’t seem to understand that they are part of it. What they have done right from day one is to shield their people and prosecute others,” Ahiagbah stressed.
His comments come after Tamakloe-Attionu filed an appeal seeking to overturn her conviction and 10-year prison sentence imposed by the High Court in April 2024.
In her appeal, the former MASLOC CEO argues that the charges against her were legally defective and violated her constitutional right to a fair trial. Her legal team contends that several charges lacked sufficient particulars and merely repeated statutory provisions without clearly stating the specific offences she was alleged to have committed.
The appeal also challenges findings related to a GH¢500,000 investment transaction involving Obaatanpa Micro Finance Company Limited, as well as the withdrawal of more than GH¢1.8 million for a nationwide sensitisation and monitoring programme.
Her lawyers maintain that prosecutors failed to prove key allegations beyond reasonable doubt and did not call crucial witnesses whose testimony could have aided the court.
