Richard Asare Baffour Esq, the lawyer for evangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Agradaa, has detailed that the earliest her client could be released is 3rd March, 2026.
Agradaa’s lawyer in a news card shared by GHOne TV stated, “The earliest possible release date for Agradaa is 3rd March this year”.
Earlier, Agradaa’s lawyer had said her client would be out in about five months.
According to Agradaa’s lawyer, the reduction of her jail sentence from 15 years to 12 months is good news.
The lawyer cited that Agradaa has already spent several months in prison, which brings her closer to release.
Speaking to the media after the court’s decision, the lawyer stated, “Our prayer was for the conviction to be set aside. But in the wisdom of the court, the conviction has been upheld and the sentence reduced from 15 years to one year. I think this is good news.”
“She has spent about seven months already. I’m sure she will be out very soon,” he added. “That means maybe about five months more to go.”
He added, “Let’s keep our calm. There is a calculation to all this”.
“From day one, we said the 15-year sentence was excessive,” he said. “Today, the court has spoken. The law is the law.”
Agradaa’s lawyer comments follow, the Amasaman High Court describing Agradaa’s original punishment as harsh and excessive under the circumstances of the case.
The Amasaman High Court, in its decision, affirmed her conviction but exercised its discretion to vary the sentence, reducing the 15 years of hard labour earlier imposed by the trial court.
Agradaa’s revised sentence takes effect from July 3, 2025, the date of her conviction, which means she will serve a total of 12 months in prison.
The court decision will now see Agradaa being freed from prison by July 2026.
The Amasaman High Court added that although the offences for which Agradaa was convicted warranted punishment, the severity of the initial sentence was disproportionate under the circumstances, justifying a downward adjustment.
However, Samson Lardy Anyenini, a legal practitioner and broadcast journalist, has told the Attorney General to act and appeal the reduced sentence handed to evangelist Patricia Asiedua, commonly known as Agradaa.
According to Anyenini, Agradaa was convicted of misdemeanour and second-degree felony.
He stressed that under the old legal regime, the maximum custodial sentence should not exceed 10 years.
Samson Lardy Anyenini urged the Attorney General to take up the matter in the Court of Appeal to reverse the sentence.
Anyenini further urged the AG to overturn the sledgehammer ruling and restore the teeth to our criminal justice system, warning that failure would amount to an abdication of the state’s duty to protect the public.
Speaking on JoyNews’ NewsFile on Saturday, February 7, 2026, Anyenini stated, “This is not where you sit back and say, ‘Oh, I did my case, got 15 years, and the court has reduced it to one year, so my job is done. No, the state, which has hired you to work, requires you to take this case up to the Court of Appeal and get this sentence reversed,” he stated.
Samson Lardy Anyenini stressed that Ghana’s Justice thresholds were not set for nothing.
“If the state does not appeal this reduction, it signals an abdication of its duty to protect the public from such spiritual predators,” he indicated.
“I mean, the repentant, unquote, get a pass, while the poor rot in jail for stealing a goat. AG, it is time to act. Overturn this sledgehammer ruling and restore the teeth to our criminal justice system,” he said.
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The earliest possible release date for Agradaa is 3rd March 2026… – Richard Asare Baffour Esq. (Agradaa's Lawyer)#StarrFM #GHOneNews #EIBNetwork #GHOneTV #NewsAlert pic.twitter.com/ohZeDWzUcx
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) February 9, 2026