Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has defended former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu over a contract involving the supply of buses during her tenure.

According to him, one of the charges that led to Tamakloe-Attionu’s conviction was linked to alleged financial misappropriation involving a MASLOC bus contract.

He argued that the agreement had been renegotiated by then-Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, approved by the state, and was not revisited until Tamakloe-Attionu assumed office.

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Speaking on Key Points on TV3 on August 1, 2026, Kpebu argued that Ofori-Atta should bear responsibility for the deal, insisting that the former MASLOC boss should not be held solely accountable with a prison sentence.

“Ofori-Atta renegotiated the contract to supply the buses. If you knew the contract was such a terrible deal that you could renegotiate, but you chose not to renegotiate. After renegotiating, how do you saddle Sedina with the consequences? I don’t understand why you would want to hold Sedina accountable,” he said.

Tamakloe-Attionu’s 2024 High Court conviction and 10-year prison sentence were overturned by the Court of Appeal.

On July 30, 2026, the appellate court acquitted and discharged her, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt.

Following the decision, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine directed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to appeal the ruling.

Tamakloe-Attionu, who served as MASLOC CEO from 2013 to 2017, had been convicted on several charges, including the alleged use of GH¢500,000 of MASLOC funds for personal purposes after the money was returned from Obaatanpa Micro-Finance Company Limited.

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