Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has indicated that embattled former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, remains in jail despite the Appeal Court’s acquittal and discharge ruling on July 30.

He disclosed this during an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, August 4, while addressing issues concerning the former MASLOC boss's prosecution.

“I can tell you Sedina has not been released; she’s still in custody, ” he stressed.

Clarifying a claim mostly peddled by the Minority in Parliament, Kwakye Ofosu said Sedina Tamakloe has remained in lawful custody since returning to Ghana,

“For the avoidance of doubt. From the day Sedina landed in Ghana until the Court of Appeal made its pronouncements, she has been in prison custody. So, the claims that she was home and was not kept by Prison authorities are blatantly false…Should we publish pictures or show videos before you believe that she was in prison?” he asked.

His comments come as Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has granted permission for the Court of Appeal to sit during the legal vacation to hear the Attorney-General’s application for a stay of execution of the judgment. The application is scheduled to be heard on August 16.

Sedina Tamakloe Attionu was set to be released from jail after the Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged her on Thursday, July 30.

The decision was delivered by a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal in Accra, comprising Justices Emmanuel Ankamah, Emmanuel Senyo Amedahe and Samuel Obeng-Diawuo.

The court held that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, ruling that the evidence presented was insufficient to establish the alleged offences.

Madam Tamakloe Attionu was facing multiple charges, including causing financial loss to the state, theft, unauthorised commitments resulting in financial obligations for the government, and money laundering.

She was tried alongside former MASLOC Board Chairman Daniel Axim, who also faced charges related to the institution's operations.

The prosecution alleged that between 2013 and 2016, during Madam Tamakloe Attionu's tenure as CEO, MASLOC funds were misapplied through various transactions, resulting in financial loss to the state.

Meanwhile, given the chain of prosecutions of some NPP members and former government officials under the Akufo-Addo-led administration, the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced plans to hold a nationwide demonstration dubbed “Democracy Under Attack” on Thursday, August 6, 2026, to protest what it describes as threats to Ghana’s democratic governance following the Appeal Court’s ruling and the current case surrounding Miracles Aboagye.

According to the party’s promotional materials, the demonstration will begin at 6:00 a.m. at the Supreme Court and end at the Jubilee House.

The NPP is mobilising its supporters under the hashtags #DemocracyUnderAttack, #SaveGhanaNow, and #SayNoToStateCapture.

Backing the planned protest, NPP communications team member and spokesperson for former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, said the demonstration is aimed at raising concerns over what he described as attempts by the government to suppress dissent and weaken democratic institutions.

In a Facebook post, Mr Aboagye said democracy thrives on the ability of citizens and political actors to express their views freely.

"There is always the temptation by people in power to suppress the voices and rights of the people. But there is an inherent self-purge with democracy. Try as you may, you can never suppress the will of the people," he wrote.

He alleged that the arrest of opposition figures, persons accused of insulting public officials, TikTok users and media practitioners, as well as what he described as the “weaponisation of bail conditions” and a close relationship between the Executive and the Judiciary, pose a threat to Ghana’s democratic system.

According to him, governments must be willing to tolerate criticism from political opponents and ensure equal treatment under the law.

Mr Aboagye called for an end to what he described as selective justice, warning that such practices could affect the country’s democratic progress.

"Let's stop the selective justice now before it becomes a cycle. Power is like ice…. Live and let's live… that's the beauty of democracy," he added.