The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and discharge former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, reinforces what it describes as a broader pattern of discontinued prosecutions involving former officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, July 31, 2026, the party's National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, accused Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, of using his office to systematically terminate corruption-related cases involving members and allies of the governing party.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me proceed by stating that it has become the modus operandi of this Attorney General. It was an agenda well-conceived to free all their people," he alleged.

According to Boakye, the acquittal of Madam Tamakloe-Attionu did not come as a surprise to the NPP, arguing that it fits what he believes is an established pattern in the handling of high-profile prosecutions.

He cited the SSNIT financial loss case, claiming the Attorney General filed a nolle prosequi to discontinue proceedings against the former Director-General, Board Chairman and two others after the court had ruled that they had a case to answer.

"The court had ruled that you have a case to answer. So, open your defence. Yet the Attorney General... just went to court, entered a nolle prosequi, and acquitted and discharged all of them," he said.

Boakye also referenced the UniBank trial, which involved alleged financial losses estimated at GH¢5.7 billion, alleging that the prosecution was similarly withdrawn despite the court directing the accused persons to open their defence.

"Again, the court had ruled that they have a case to answer. Yet this Attorney General, because it is already a well-conceived agenda to free their people, again went to court with a stroke of a pen, entered a nolle prosequi, and freed all of them," Boakye alleged.

He further pointed to the Saglemi Housing Project case involving former Works and Housing Minister Collins Dauda and others, as well as the COCOBOD trial, as additional examples of what he described as the Attorney General's decision to discontinue prosecutions involving former NDC officials.

NPP demands withdrawal of cases against former appointees after Sedina Tamakloe acquittal

Commenting specifically on the MASLOC case, Boakye maintained that the latest Court of Appeal ruling aligned with what the party had anticipated.

"So, we are not surprised that from day one, they had already conceived that we are going to free Madam Sedina Tamakloe," he stated.

The comments come barely a day after the Court of Appeal overturned Madam Tamakloe-Attionu's conviction and 10-year custodial sentence.

However, the Attorney General has since directed the Director of Public Prosecutions to immediately challenge the ruling at the Supreme Court.

In a statement issued on July 30, 2026, the Attorney General disclosed that it had instructed the Director of Public Prosecutions to file a notice of appeal together with an application for a stay of execution of the Court of Appeal's judgment.

"Having received notice of the Court of Appeal's decision, the Attorney-General has directed the Director of Public Prosecutions to immediately file a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court, together with an application for a stay of execution of the judgment pending the determination of the appeal," the statement read.

The Attorney General's office further indicated that the Republic had opposed the appeal before the Court of Appeal and remains determined to pursue the matter.

"The Republic opposed the appeal by filing written submissions, contending that the appeal lacked merit and ought to be dismissed," the statement added.

"The Attorney-General remains committed to the due process of law and is confident that the appeal before the Supreme Court will succeed."

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