Also known as: MASLOC Chief Executive Officer
MASLOC — state institution whose former CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu was acquitted on appeal in 2026 after conviction on corruption charges.
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Newsfile will discuss some issues currently dominating public discourse, including the plea bargain involving Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), developments surrounding former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe, the impasse at Afari Military Hospital, and recent assessments of P …
Livestream: Newsfile discusses Wontumi’s plea deal, Sedina Tamakloe’s woes, Afari Hospital standoff, Mahama ratingJoy Online
The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has rejected suggestions that President John Mahama could use his office to secure a pardon for former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu following her extraditio …
Mahama won’t shield Sedina Tamakloe from justice – VanderpuyeJoy Online
Anti-corruption campaigner Edem Senanu has described the extradition of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu as a landmark moment for justice delivery and accountability in Ghana. …
Sedinam’s extradition landmark for justice delivery, accountability – Edem SenanuJoy Online
Anti-corruption campaigner Edem Senanu has described the extradition of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu as a landmark moment for justice delivery and accountability in Ghana. …
Sedina’s extradition landmark for justice delivery, accountability – Edem SenanuJoy Online
Private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini has argued that former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s 10-year prison sentence is likely to begin from the date she is taken into custody in Ghana, rather than from the date the sentence was pronounced by the court …
Sedina’s 10-year sentence likely starts from her return to custody – LawyerJoy Online
Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Ghana School of Law has indicated that former MASLOC Chief Executive, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, still has available legal remedies within Ghana’s domestic legal system despite her extradition from the United Stat …
Domestic legal remedies still open for Sedina despite extradition – Appiagyei-AtuaJoy Online
Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Law has described the extradition of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu as a clear example of effective international cooperation between Ghana and the United States in combating corruption and financial crimes. …
Sedina extradition shows strength of Ghana–US cooperation in corruption fight – Prof Appiagyei-AtuaThe Ghanaian Times
… The event was attended by some distinguished guests including, the Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Awatey, Deputy Women Organizer for the NDC, Dzifa Tegah, Deputy C.E.O of MASLOC, Mad. …
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… The committee consisted of representatives from the British Council, the Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs, Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), MASLOC, the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment, the Ministry of Finance, academics from the University of Ghana Business School, and …
NEIP commences grant disbursement under Adwumawura ProgrammeFormer NDC Legal Affairs Director Abraham Amaliba says the release of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu following her acquittal and discharge by the Court of Appeal was an expected legal outcome, with a seven-day statutory stay of execution allowing her to go free after the period elapsed.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former NDC Legal Affairs Director Abraham Amaliba says the release of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu following her acquittal and discharge by the Court of Appeal was an expected legal outcome, with a seven-day statutory stay of execution allowing her to go free after the period elapsed.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Attorney-General has withdrawn a stay of execution application following the Court of Appeal's unanimous acquittal and discharge of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu on July 30, 2026. Former NDC Legal Affairs Director Abraham Amaliba suggests the withdrawal reflects the AG's conclusion that an appeal to the Supreme Court would be unlikely to succeed.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu dismissed allegations that the NDC government influenced the acquittal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe, stating the government was not in office when she left Ghana and that the Court of Appeal had constitutional authority to review High Court judgments.
5 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The NPP's National Organiser said the party chose August 6 for its planned demonstration before becoming aware of the first anniversary of a helicopter crash that killed eight people, and accused the NDC of applying double standards by raising concerns about the timing while government activities have continued after other national tragedies.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that the ruling National Democratic Congress has prioritized public relations and narrative management as a major policy item, demonstrating exceptional skill in shaping public perception of its governance record over substantive policy delivery.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Political scientist Professor Ransford Gyampo has cautioned that Ghana's anti-corruption efforts risk being weakened by weak evidence and incompetent prosecutors, following Sedina Tamakloe's acquittal by the Court of Appeal. He argued that convictions must be secured through evidence-based prosecutions led by skilled legal professionals who understand the law and due process.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minority Leader in Parliament alleged that President Mahama possesses knowledge of individuals engaged in illegal mining and challenged the Attorney-General to obtain a formal statement from the President as evidence of commitment to fighting galamsey. Afenyo-Markin cited the President's March address to Organised Labour in which Mahama acknowledged that members of his political tradition were involved in illegal mining activities.
3 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini says changes in the composition of the Court of Appeal panel handling former MASLOC CEO Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu's appeal are normal administrative practice and not evidence of judicial interference. He explained that the Court of Appeal sits in panels of three judges, with different panels handling various stages of cases depending on the court's roster and administrative arrangements.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Private legal practitioner Samson Lardy Anyenini explained that former MASLOC CEO Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu's trial followed due legal process, including the High Court's decision to proceed in her absence after she failed to return from a court-approved medical trip to the United States in October 2021. The court had granted several adjournments and issued notices through her lawyers before she was expected to open her defence after the prosecution presented seven witnesses.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
JoyNews' The Law examined two recent high-profile court decisions: the Accra High Court's conviction of NPP's Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) and Akonta Mining to 20 years' imprisonment for unlawfully assigning mineral rights and facilitating illegal mining without approvals, and the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu after finding prosecutorial flaws and insufficient evidence in her original conviction.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame has criticised Ghana's justice system as operating "two sets of laws for two sets of people," citing the acquittal of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe Attionu. Dame alleged that the current Attorney-General tends to discontinue cases involving NDC members while continuing to prosecute opposition figures on corruption charges, deepening public concerns that political affiliation influences criminal justice accountability.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says he would trust the Court of Appeal's judgment over public opinion in the Sedina Tamakloe case, and argues that the acquittal should prompt anti-corruption advocates to scrutinise the quality of state prosecutions in corruption-related cases rather than relying solely on allegations made at press conferences.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Youth activist Ivan Kyei Innocent says the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe should not be read as proof of her innocence, but rather as a result of the prosecution's failure to meet the required legal standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Transparency International Ghana's Executive Director Mary Awelana Addah says the Court of Appeal missed an opportunity to address broader public accountability concerns when it acquitted and discharged former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe, arguing that courts should go beyond focusing on technicalities alone to identify consequences for public officials in alleged cases involving misused procurement and unused vehicles.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Inusah Fuseini, a former minister, has criticised the Attorney-General's Department for "sloppy" prosecution in the Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu case following the Court of Appeal's acquittal, saying the charges were defective for lacking sufficient particulars. The Attorney-General has announced the state will appeal the decision at the Supreme Court.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of Legal Affairs of the NPP has criticised the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, arguing the court imposed an excessively high burden of proof on prosecutors and that a retrial might have been more appropriate than overturning the conviction.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
JoyNews' Newsfile programme will host a four-hour panel discussion examining landmark Supreme Court decisions, the Court of Appeal's overturning of Sedinam Tamakloe's conviction and 10-year prison sentence (which collapsed 78 charges), and the constitutional implications of recent judicial pronouncements including the Court's ruling on the Constitutional Review Commission's delegate system.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
JoyNews' Newsfile programme examined landmark Supreme Court decisions, the overturned conviction of former MASLOC CEO Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu (which collapsed 78 charges and set aside her 10-year sentence), and the Court's ruling declaring aspects of the Constitutional Review Commission's delegate system unconstitutional.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A newly constituted Court of Appeal panel convened on short notice to hear the Attorney-General's application for a stay of execution in the Sedina Tamakloe Attionu case failed to reach a decision, leaving the former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer in prison as the courts head into a two-month vacation. The judges could not agree on a ruling and the court indicated it will seek a warrant from the Chief Justice to sit during the legal vacation.
1 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The NPP has accused Attorney-General Dr Dominic Ayine of presenting a weak defence in the State's appeal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe Attionu's case, alleging the appeal process was deliberately handled to secure her acquittal and discharge by the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal recently overturned a 10-year prison sentence imposed after ruling that the prosecution failed to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Court of Appeal will seek the Chief Justice's approval to sit during the legal vacation period to rule on the Attorney-General's urgent application for a stay of execution in the case of former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, pending the state's appeal at the Supreme Court.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A three-member Court of Appeal panel unanimously allowed Sedinam Tamakloe's appeal, quashed her convictions and sentences, and acquitted and discharged her. Tamakloe, the former CEO of MASLOC, had been prosecuted over allegations including misappropriation of funds and unauthorized vehicle procurement.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Court of Appeal set aside all 78 convictions against former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu on July 30, 2026, finding that the prosecution failed to properly authenticate key evidence, including a ten-year-old letter that was the basis for the largest theft count of GH¢500,000.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has criticised the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Attionu-Tamakloe, arguing that the appellate court erred in concluding the prosecution failed to establish its case and that technical defects in the charge sheet should not invalidate a conviction where sufficient evidence exists.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Deputy Attorney-General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has described the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Attionu-Tamakloe as "strange" and "surprising," maintaining that the prosecution presented solid, overwhelming evidence to support her conviction and defending the work of the Office of the Attorney-General and EOCO investigators.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged former MASLOC boss Sedina Tamakloe, who was convicted by the High Court in 2019 on 78 criminal counts related to mismanagement of agency finances, including a GH¢500,000 investment refund, diverted disaster relief funds, and inflated vehicle purchases. The appellate court found the state had not proved its case against her beyond reasonable doubt.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Court of Appeal overturned former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu's conviction after finding the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. An opinion piece argues this reflects the proper functioning of the justice system and appellate process, and that legal rather than political considerations should guide responses to the ruling.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Attorney-General Godfred Dame disagreed with the Court of Appeal's unanimous decision to acquit former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, asserting that prosecution evidence was credible and sufficient for conviction. Dame urged the current Attorney-General to appeal the ruling.
30 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The New Patriotic Party has criticized the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe Attionu as a "travesty of justice" and alleges the decision was politically motivated. The party claims the Attorney General has systematically freed persons affiliated to the ruling government through nolle prosequi and discontinuances since January 2025, and notes that Tamakloe was previously convicted on 78 counts and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment after a trial court found her conduct caused a loss of almost GH¢90 million.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Court of Appeal has unanimously set aside the April 2024 conviction and 10-year sentence of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe, ruling that the charge sheet violated her constitutional right to be informed in detail of the offences. Her lawyer Enoch Deegbe said the defective charges and insufficient particulars of offence secured the acquittal, though the source notes Tamakloe remains in prison custody pending notification of the decision.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →