“She’s Home and in Custody” – Garu MP Thomas Anabah Replies Minority on Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu

Member of Parliament for Garu, Hon. Thomas Winsum Anabah, has dismissed Minority concerns over the whereabouts of convicted former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, insisting she is in Ghana and in custody.

Responding to demands raised by Effia MP Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, Anabah said government has nothing to hide and the Attorney General worked to ensure she was brought back to the country after her conviction.

“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.”

*“It’s Not Against Any Law”*

Anabah pushed back on suggestions that “in prison’s custody” does not guarantee she is in a prison facility. He argued that the security agencies determine where a convict is held.

“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 added that the Attorney General and the agencies handling the case are available, and that MPs could verify her location through the proper channels. “They can come around to the various detention places or go to a house and see whether she’s there or not,” he said.

The Garu MP said the current administration has shown it will prosecute corruption cases, citing the jailing of Abuga Pele as an example.

“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 stressed that Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu still has the right to appeal her conviction. “If she’s able to appeal and exonerate herself, fine. If she cannot, she goes to serve,” he said.

Anabah urged political actors to stop shielding persons accused of crimes and allow the judiciary to work.

“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.”

The remarks follow Minority calls for full disclosure on whether the former MASLOC boss is physically in a prison serving her full sentence.