Minority alleges 15-day delay in jailing Tamaklo, cites gov’t interference with court order
Accra, June 25, 2026 — The Minority in Parliament says Madam Sedinam Tamaklo was only admitted into prison custody on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 15 days after she arrived in Ghana.
Addressing journalists on Thursday, June 25, Manhyia South MP and member of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Nana Baffour Awuah Agyei, described the delay as interference with a lawful court order.
According to Hon. Awuah, Tamaklo landed in Ghana on June 9 but remained free until June 24.
He argued the gap explains why the Minister for Government Communications commented on the matter earlier, while the Minister for the Interior only spoke after she was sent to prison.
“A convicted person should not have been allowed to stay out of custody for over two weeks,” the MP told reporters.
Hon. Awuah disclosed that Tamaklo is currently being held in the female section of a medium-security prison.
He declined to name the facility, citing intelligence that government could move her if the location were made public. He said keeping it private was to prevent further interference with her custody.
The MP alleged that Tamaklo entered custody “under protest” after receiving assurances from government. Citing information available to the Committee, he claimed she was told efforts were underway to overturn the court’s decision so she could regain her freedom.
He added that the assurance was that she would be released when either public pressure died down or a court ruling went in her favor, whichever came first.
Hon. Awuah said he could not confirm the legal mechanism government intends to use to overturn the sentence.
However, he described any attempt to reverse the court’s decision as an assault on judicial independence and evidence that political considerations are overriding the rule of law.
The lawmaker linked the case to what he called a broader pattern under the current administration. He cited instances where the Attorney General filed _nolle prosequi_ to discontinue prosecutions involving NDC members.
“The trend cannot be that anytime an NDC member falls foul of the law, the person is protected and prevented from facing the law,” he said.
Hon. Awuah warned that Ghanaians are tired of selective justice and are closely watching how the case unfolds. He said the public wants action on corruption, not the shielding of political allies.
“We are going to keep an eye on the matter,” he stressed, adding that the Minority will continue to monitor Tamaklo’s imprisonment to ensure the full sentence is served.
Government has yet to respond to the Minority’s claims at the time of publication.
