The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced plans for a nationwide demonstration on August 6, 2026, following the acquittal and discharge of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu.
The Sedina acquittal has triggered strong reactions from the NPP, which has accused the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of undermining constitutional governance and promoting what it describes as selective justice.
The NPP said the nationwide protest will bring together political parties, civil society organisations, professional bodies, student groups and other concerned citizens to demand accountability, judicial independence and respect for the rule of law.
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The announcement was made at a press conference in Accra on Friday, July 31, 2026, where the opposition party strongly criticised the Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn Tamakloe Attionu’s conviction.
The former MASLOC CEO had previously been convicted on multiple charges, including stealing, causing financial loss to the state, money laundering and breaches of the Public Procurement Act, and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.
However, the Court of Appeal later acquitted and discharged her, a decision the NPP has described as politically motivated.
“The NPP states without fear of contradiction: the Sedina acquittal was politically motivated, orchestrated and planned,” the party said.
According to the opposition party, the Sedina acquittal cannot be viewed in isolation, arguing that it follows several other high-profile cases involving individuals linked to the governing NDC that have been discontinued, withdrawn or ended in acquittals.
The NPP cited the SSNIT, UniBank, Saglemi and COCOBOD cases as examples of what it described as selective justice.
“It is a wholesale amnesty for the politically connected, dressed up in prosecutorial discretion,” the party alleged.
The NPP also accused Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Dominic Ayine of failing to adequately protect the public purse. The party demanded a full public account of all cases involving persons affiliated with the governing NDC that have been discontinued, withdrawn or otherwise terminated since January 2025.
NPP Accuses Government of Selective Justice
The NPP also criticised the Judiciary, alleging that Ghana is gradually developing a two-tier justice system in which government allies are treated more favourably than political opponents.
“A judiciary that convicts the opposition on thin evidence in record time, while the government’s allies walk free against overwhelming evidence, is not administering justice; it is administering politics in judicial costume,” the party stated.
The opposition party further raised concerns about the handling of cases connected to the government’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative.
The NPP claimed that the concentration of politically sensitive cases before a limited number of judges had undermined the ability of accused persons to receive fair trials.
The party also revisited the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing the process as part of what it alleged was a broader attempt to undermine judicial independence.
The NPP accused the government of using state institutions, law enforcement agencies and investigative bodies to target political opponents. It also alleged that critics of the administration were being subjected to intimidation and prosecution.
The government and the Judiciary have not, in the statement provided, responded to the NPP’s allegations.
NPP Demands Release of Wontumi
Following the Sedina acquittal, the NPP also called for the immediate release of its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
Wontumi was recently sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour, a decision the NPP described as politically motivated.
The party questioned why Wontumi remained incarcerated while Sedina Tamakloe Attionu had been acquitted and discharged by the Court of Appeal.
“The contrast could not be starker,” the NPP said, arguing that the continued incarceration of its regional chairman demonstrated what it described as a double standard in the administration of justice.
The NPP called on the Attorney-General to discontinue cases involving appointees of the previous NPP administration if the government was not prepared to apply the law consistently.
It also demanded that the Attorney-General provide a comprehensive account of all cases involving NDC-affiliated individuals that have been discontinued, withdrawn or otherwise terminated since January 2025.
NPP Announces August 6 Nationwide Protest
Announcing the nationwide demonstration, the NPP said the August 6 protest will focus on defending Ghana’s democracy, the 1992 Constitution and the rule of law.
“The time for silence is over,” the party declared.
The NPP called on Ghanaians from across the political divide and all sections of society to join the planned nationwide protest.
The party maintained that the demonstration is necessary to draw national attention to what it described as a growing threat to Ghana’s democratic institutions and constitutional order.
The Sedina acquittal has therefore become a major political flashpoint, with the NPP positioning the planned August 6 demonstration as a wider campaign for accountability, judicial independence and equal application of the law.