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Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and\nSmall Loans Centre (MASLOC) under the erstwhile Mahama administration, Sedina\nChristine Tamakloe Attionu, has b"},"modified":"2019-02-01T12:14:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T12:14:05","slug":"mahama-girl-charged-with-stealing-gh%c2%a293m-in-court-february-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/01\/mahama-girl-charged-with-stealing-gh%c2%a293m-in-court-february-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama Girl Charged With Stealing GH\u00a293m; In Court February 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu <\/strong><\/p>\n

The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and
\nSmall Loans Centre (MASLOC) under the erstwhile Mahama administration, Sedina
\nChristine Tamakloe Attionu, has been charged with causing GH\u00a293,044,134.66 financial loss to the state.<\/p>\n

Charged along with the former Mahama appointee is Daniel Axim, who
\nwas the former Operations Manager at MASLOC under whose watch the alleged
\nmisuse of public funds took place.<\/p>\n

The two are facing a total of 80 counts, including conspiracy,
\nstealing, unauthorised commitment resulting in a financial obligation for the government,
\nimproper payment, money laundering and contravention of the Public Procurement
\nAct.<\/p>\n

The two accused persons would be put before court on the charge of stealing
\na total amount of GH\u00a23,198,280 during their tenure at MASLOC and willfully causing
\nfinancial loss to the state to the tune of GH\u00a21,973,780.<\/p>\n

Again, Ms. Attionu and her accomplice, according to the facts, made
\nunauthorized commitments at MASLOC, resulting in financial obligations of
\nGH\u00a261,735,832.50 to the government.<\/p>\n

The charges against the two also include GH\u00a222,158,118.85 loss to
\npublic property and improper payment of GH\u00a2273,743.66, as well as money
\nlaundering of GH\u00a23,704,380.<\/p>\n

The charges preferred by the state against the two follow the
\nconclusion of investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)
\ninto fraudulent disbursement of MASLOC funds during their tenure.<\/p>\n

The two are expected to be dragged before court on Monday, February
\n4, 2019, for the charges to be formally read to them and their pleas taken.<\/p>\n

Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the facts of the case, which have been filed at the
\nregistry of the Criminal Division of an Accra High Court, Ms. Attionu misappropriated
\nan amount of GH\u00a2500,000 of MASLOC funds invested in Obaatanpa Micro-Finance
\nCompany Limited (Obaatanpa), a licenced Tier II microfinance company, which was
\nlater withdrawn due to the high interest demanded.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2017, upon the assumption of office of a new Chief Executive of
\nMASLOC, a demand notice was again sent to Obaatanpa for the payment of accrued
\ninterest on the same investment sum of GH\u00a2500,000 whereupon Obaatanpa once
\nagain informed MASLOC that the money had already been refunded since 2014.
\nInvestigations subsequently showed that MASLOC had no record of the amount
\nhaving been paid to it and that the 1st accused person (Ms Attionu) had
\nappropriated the amount of GH\u00a2500, 000,\u201d the facts said.<\/p>\n

According to the state, investigations further revealed that in
\nApril 2016, Ms. Attionu obtained approval of the MASLOC Board to utilize
\nGH\u00a21,706,000 of MASLOC funds for a country-wide sensitisation and monitoring
\nprogramme for 85,300 beneficiaries of MASLOC loans. <\/p>\n

Each of the targeted 85,300 beneficiaries was to receive GH\u00a220 to
\ncover transportation and refreshment.<\/p>\n

Between April and December 2016, on the authority of the 1st accused
\nperson, a total sum of GH\u00a21,816,000 withdrawn in tranches, was received by the
\n1st and 2nd accused persons even though approval had been given by the MASLOC
\nBoard for a sum of GH\u00a21,706,000.<\/p>\n

Again, investigations revealed that out of the sum of GH\u00a21,816,000
\nonly GH\u00a21,300 was spent on refreshment for some beneficiaries in the Volta,
\nGreater Accra and Brong-Ahafo regions only and that no programme whatsoever
\ntook place in the other seven regions,\u201d according to the charge sheet.<\/p>\n

The former MASLOC boss has also been accused of diverting GH\u00a2579,800
\nout of a GH\u00a21,465,035 support by government for victims of the Kantamanto Market
\nFire Disaster in 2013.<\/p>\n

According to the state, Ms. Attionu, without recourse to the Public
\nProcurement Act, signed a contract with Mac Autos on December 6, 2016, to
\nsupply MASLOC with 350 vehicles comprising 150 Chevy Aveo cars, 100 Chevy
\nSparklite and 33-seater Isuzu buses.<\/p>\n

It said although MASLOC applied for a tax waiver on the vehicles,
\nshe bloated the unit price of the Chevy Aveo from GH\u00a247,346.93 ($12,009.91) to
\nGH\u00a274,495 ($18,883.39) and GH\u00a265,095.00 ($16,500.63) instead of GH\u00a235,918.37
\n($9,104.77) for the Chevy Sparklite.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the Isuzu 33-seater buses the unit price offered to MASLOC was
\nGH\u00a2445,560 ($112,942.96) but the actual retail price without duty was
\nGH\u00a2293,877.55 ($74,493.67),\u201d according to the facts of the case.<\/p>\n

The former Mahama appointee also bloated the price of a Samsung mobile
\nphone purchased under a project called PINCO Market Survey from GH\u00a224,400 to a
\nmassive GH\u00a293,412.<\/p>\n

Finally, without authorisation or approval from the board, Ms. Attionu caused to be paid to herself and her deputy, Mustapha Abubakar Batalima, the sum of GH\u00a2135,592.33 and GH\u00a282,218.76 respectively as ex-gratia and another GH\u00a228,445.94 and GH\u00a227,486.62 to the two for going on leave. <\/p>\n

By Gibril Abdul Razak <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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