Effia lawmaker Isaac Boamah-Nyarko has requested that the government verify the whereabouts of Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, the former MASLOC CEO convicted of causing financial loss to the state.
Speaking to journalists at Parliament, Boamah-Nyarko emphasized that the Minority requires precise confirmation regarding whether she is physically serving her sentence within Ghana.
“We are asking government to tell Ghanaians exactly where Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is,” he said. “She was convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction. The people of Ghana deserve to know if she is in the country and in prison as the law requires.”
The MP maintained that ambiguous phrases like “in prison’s custody” fail to provide adequate clarity.
“Being in prison’s custody could mean several things. You can be under the care of prisons and still be at home. You can be in a hospital and still be under prison service. That is why we need specifics,” he told reporters.
Boamah-Nyarko clarified that the Minority is seeking transparency to preempt rumors rather than levying accusations against the administration.
“If government provides the exact details, then Ghanaians would have the opportunity to understand that she’s in to serve the full term of her conviction. That is all we are asking,” he said.
He warned that if the Interior Minister does not release these details voluntarily, the Minority will introduce a parliamentary inquiry to legally mandate an official response.
“This is about accountability. The judicial process has ended. What is left is enforcement of the sentence. The public has a right to know,” Boamah-Nyarko stressed.
In response, Garu MP Thomas Winsum Anabah dismissed these concerns, countering that the former official is within the country and secured under state supervision. Anabah noted that the Attorney General facilitated her return post-conviction and stated that the opposition could easily utilize official oversight tools to get answers.
“She’s home and she’s in custody. That is it,” Anabah told the media in Parliament. “There’s no problem about asking where she is. If they want to know, it’s very easy. They can file a question on the floor of Parliament and summon the minister to come and provide the answers.”
Addressing claims that custodial status does not guarantee placement inside a prison facility, Anabah maintained that housing assignments rest entirely with state security agencies.
“If that is where they have placed her, that is where she’s supposed to be. You and I don’t have power over that,” he said. “Is it against any law in Ghana? It’s not against any law in Ghana.”
He suggested that lawmakers could independently confirm her location through formal legal avenues. “They can come around to the various detention places or go to a house and see whether she’s there or not,” he said.
Anabah cited past prosecutions, such as the imprisonment of Abuga Pele, as proof of the government’s stance against public corruption.
“This government has demonstrated that when you are appointed and you indulge in criminal acts, you will face the law. We don’t support wrongdoing,” Anabah said.
He also observed that the legal process allows the former chief room for further litigation. “If she’s able to appeal and exonerate herself, fine. If she cannot, she goes to serve,” he said.
Concluding his remarks, the Garu lawmaker urged politicians to stop offering partisan defense to convicted individuals.
“Let’s leave people who have indulged in criminal acts to face the laws of this country. It shouldn’t be party people supporting somebody who has been alleged to commit criminal acts,” he said. “Let’s allow the laws to take their course. Let’s allow the judiciary to handle the issues and withdraw any political support for anybody who has been alleged to have committed a crime. In that way we’ll get people to stay away from corruption.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana