Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu and the MASLOC Scandal
Last Updated:
August 24, 2026 at 7:05:02 PM
Case Summary
Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe served as Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), a state agency established to support small businesses with financing. After leaving office in January 2017 following the change in government, allegations of corruption, procurement illegalities and financial malfeasance rocked her stewardship at MASLOC. Investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) exposed the wrongdoings, and the Attorney-General charged her with misappropriating and mismanaging funds meant for MASLOC’s operations between 2013 and 2016. Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe was charged in 2019. A former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, was charged alongside Sedina.
The charges included stealing, causing financial loss to the state, causing loss to public property, improper payment of public funds, money laundering and contravention of the Public Procurement Act (PPA).
Major Timelines and Case Updates
April 16, 2019:
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, and a former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, were charged by the Attorney-General.
February 2021
Sedina Tamakloe was granted permission to travel abroad for medical reasons but never returned to Ghana. She was tried in absentia.
April 16, 2024
An Accra High Court convicted Sedina Tamakloe on 78 counts, including causing financial loss to the state, theft, conspiracy to steal, money laundering and breaches of public procurement law. She was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour. Her co-accused, Axim, received a five-year sentence with hard labour.
July 2024
Ghana’s Attorney-General submitted a formal extradition request to the United States to bring Sedina back to Ghana to serve her sentence.
January 19, 2026
Following an appeal, the Supreme Court granted bail of GH500,000 to Daniel Axim with two sureties.
January 6, 2026
U.S. Marshals arrested and detained Sedina Tamakloe Attionu in Nevada, pending extradition proceedings.
April 12, 2026
A United States District Court in Nevada approved the extradition of Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu to Ghana to serve her 10-year prison sentence.
June 9,2026
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu arrived in Ghana after being extradited from the United States to serve a 10-year prison sentence.
June 24, 2026
She started her prison sentence at the Nsawam Medium Security Female Prison. Government sources said she was admitted to the Police Hospital after her arrival.
July 30,2026
The Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged Sedina Tamakloe. The court stated, among others, that the prosecution had failed to prove her guilt beyond reasonable doubt during the trial at the High Hourt.
July 30,2026
The Office of Attorney-General said it would file an application at the Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeal acquittal and discharge of Sedina Tamakloe, saying that the decision was a substantial miscarriage of justice.
The Office also filed an application to stay her acquittal and discharge, which would keep her in prison until the Supreme Court determined the state’s appeal.
July 31, 2026
A Court of Appeal panel that sat on the Attorney-General's application for a stay of execution failed to reach a decision, leaving the former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer behind bars.
August 12, 2026
Former CEO of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, released from prison after the State withdrew its application seeking to keep her in custody pending an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe served as Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), a state agency established to support small businesses with financing. After leaving office in January 2017 following the change in government, allegations of corruption, procurement illegalities and financial malfeasance rocked her stewardship at MASLOC. Investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) exposed the wrongdoings, and the Attorney-General charged her with misappropriating and mismanaging funds meant for MASLOC’s operations between 2013 and 2016. Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe was charged in 2019. A former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, was charged alongside Sedina.
Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe served as Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), a state agency established to support small businesses with financing. After leaving office in January 2017 following the change in government, allegations of corruption, procurement illegalities and financial malfeasance rocked her stewardship at MASLOC. Investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) exposed the wrongdoings, and the Attorney-General charged her with misappropriating and mismanaging funds meant for MASLOC’s operations between 2013 and 2016. Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe was charged in 2019. A former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, was charged alongside Sedina.
Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe served as Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), a state agency established to support small businesses with financing. After leaving office in January 2017 following the change in government, allegations of corruption, procurement illegalities and financial malfeasance rocked her stewardship at MASLOC. Investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) exposed the wrongdoings, and the Attorney-General charged her with misappropriating and mismanaging funds meant for MASLOC’s operations between 2013 and 2016. Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe was charged in 2019. A former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, was charged alongside Sedina.
Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe served as Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), a state agency established to support small businesses with financing. After leaving office in January 2017 following the change in government, allegations of corruption, procurement illegalities and financial malfeasance rocked her stewardship at MASLOC. Investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) exposed the wrongdoings, and the Attorney-General charged her with misappropriating and mismanaging funds meant for MASLOC’s operations between 2013 and 2016. Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe was charged in 2019. A former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, was charged alongside Sedina.
Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe served as Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), a state agency established to support small businesses with financing. After leaving office in January 2017 following the change in government, allegations of corruption, procurement illegalities and financial malfeasance rocked her stewardship at MASLOC. Investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) exposed the wrongdoings, and the Attorney-General charged her with misappropriating and mismanaging funds meant for MASLOC’s operations between 2013 and 2016. Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe was charged in 2019. A former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, was charged alongside Sedina.