NPP describes Tamakloe acquittal as “travesty of justice,” demands Wontumi discharge

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe Attionu as a “travesty of justice” and “further evidence of a politicised justice system.” In a statement issued on July 30, 2026, the party alleged that the acquittal was “politically motivated, orchestrated and planned,” coming barely seven weeks after Tamakloe was extradited from the United States and returned to Ghana on June 9, 2026. The statement, signed by General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, accuses the Attorney General of systematically freeing persons affiliated to the governing party through a series of noble prosequi and discontinuances since January 2025. “What could not be achieved through the front door of a nolle prosequi given that the accused stood already convicted, has now been achieved through the back door,” the statement read.

“The pattern is unmistakable: if you are connected to the government of the day, the criminal justice system will find a way to set you free, no matter how grave the findings against you, and no matter how many millions of Ghana cedis of the people’s money are involved.” The NPP noted that Tamakloe was tried over a period of five years by a competent court, convicted in absentia on 78 counts, and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour. The party emphasised that the trial court found her conduct had occasioned a loss of almost GH¢90 million to the Ghanaian taxpayer. “Anyone who has carefully read the judgment of Her Ladyship Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe convicting Madam Tamakloe Attinou will appreciate the sheer weight of evidence that was available to the court,” the statement said.

“That a conviction anchored on such an abundance of evidence could be overturned in this manner defies logic, law and common sense.” The party also questioned the timing of the appeal, noting that the Court of Appeal disposed of the matter with “speed and convenience” so soon after her extradition. The NPP made four key demands in its statement: 1. The Attorney General should, “as a matter of consistency and fairness,” immediately discontinue and discharge all appointees of the previous NPP administration currently standing trial.

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, must be immediately acquitted and discharged.