Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has alleged that the current Attorney General (AG), Marietta Brew Appiah Oppong, withdrew her application to examine embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome over the GHC51 million judgement debt saga, because President Mahama personally gave an order.
The Citizen Vigilante, as he is often-times referred to, in a statement issued to the media moments after filing the application at the Supreme Court to personally examine Mr. Woyome, argued that the AG backtracked in order to protect some National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials, who benefited from the GHc51 million paid Mr. Woyome by the state as judgment debt.
“In my application I filed today [November 4, 2016], I made use of information provided to me that: ‘….when the Judgment Debtor was served with the order of the Court, he went to inform the NDC of which he is a member and financier; and the incumbent Government, in particular the Attorney General and the President personally, that should the order applied for by the Government for his examination be not discontinued, he will have no option at his appearance at the Court than to disclose truthfully and faithfully to the Court on oath the names of all NDC and Government beneficiaries of the judgment debt, which was paid to him as a result of the unconstitutional conduct of the Attorney General declared in the decision of this Court.’”
“I have also stated the information available to me and my belief that: ‘the NDC and the Government realizing the power of this Court pursuant to its order granted for the examination of the 3rd Defendant/Respondent/Judgment Debtor to ‘order the judgment debtor or officer to produce any books or documents in the possession of the judgment debtor relevant to these questions at the time and place appointed for the examination’ took to panic resulting in the President instructing the Attorney General upon her own advice to him to discontinue the application for examination of the judgment debtor which the Court had already ordered,” Mr. Amidu added.
According to the one-time Attorney-General in the erstwhile Mills' adminstration, if given the chance “the good people of Ghana will hear and see the beneficiaries of the unconstitutional judgment debt in the NDC and this Government.”
He further challenged President Mahama to allow his examination of Mr. Woyome to commence if government has nothing to hide.
“Gargantuan crimes were indeed committed as I stated in 2012. Corruption is trying to prevent the public from hearing the whole story from the horse’s own mouth. I challenge the honesty and integrity of the President and the Government to allow the examination of its financier, the Judgment Debtor, Alfred Agbesi Woyome to proceed without hindrance if they have nothing to hide.”
Read a copy of Martin Amidu's statement below
AMIDU APPLIES TO THE SUPREME COURT TO EXAMINE ALFRED AGBESI WOYOME THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR – BY MARTIN A. B. K. AMIDU
Today, spurred on by agitations from the public who are protesting against the lack of probity, accountability and transparency on the part of the Government in purporting to discontinue the Government’s application and consequential order granted by the Supreme Court on 19th October 2016 (ordering Alfred Agbesi Woyome to appear before the Court on Thursday 10th day of November, 2016 at 9: 00 am in the forenoon to be examined orally on Oath to ascertain whether he as the 3rd Defendant/Judgment Debtor has any property or other means of satisfying the Judgment), I have this morning 4th November 2016 filed an application at the Supreme Court for leave to examine the Judgment Debtor as the citizen public interest Plaintiff in favour of whom the case was decided for the Republic of Ghana.
I have examined the circumstances surrounding the Government’s reluctance to enforce the judgment and orders of the Court with the seriousness which the matter deserves. I share the view expressed by objective and reasonable members of the public that because the Government was the 1st Defendant/Respondent against whom the Supreme Court made declarations of unconstitutional conduct in paying the judgment debt to Alfred Agbesi Woyome the Government has been pretending for purely political reasons at each turn to take steps to enforce the judgment and orders of the Court only to deliberately abort them. I agree that the Government’s objective has always been to create the appearance and impression in the minds of the unsuspecting public that it is complying with the enforcement orders. The Attorney General’s latest application to discontinue the Government’s application to examine its financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is one more such trick to deceive the public and obstruct the course of justice.
In my application I filed today, I made use of information provided to me that: ‘….when the Judgment Debtor was served with the order of the Court he went to inform the NDC of which he is a member and financier and the incumbent Government, in particular the Attorney General and the President personally, that should the order applied for by the Government for his examination be not discontinued he will have no option at his appearance at the Court than to disclose truthfully and faithfully to the Court on oath the names of all NDC and Government beneficiaries of the judgment debt which was paid to him as a result of the unconstitutional conduct of the Attorney General declared in the decision of this Court.’
I have also stated the information available to me and my belief that: ‘the NDC and the Government realizing the power of this Court pursuant to its order granted for the examination of the 3rd Defendant/Respondent/Judgment Debtor to “order the judgment debtor or officer to produce any books or documents in the possession of the judgment debtor relevant to these questions at the time and place appointed for the examination” took to panic resulting in the President instructing the Attorney General upon her own advice to him to discontinue the application for examination of the judgment debtor which the Court had already ordered.’
The full application can be found on my website at martinamidu.com.
I would like to assure all public spirited Ghanaians that should I be given the opportunity to examine the Judgment Debtor, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, in Court the good people of Ghana will hear and see the beneficiaries of the unconstitutional judgment debt in the NDC and this Government. Gargantuan crimes were indeed committed as I stated in 2012. Corruption is trying to prevent the public from hearing the whole story from the horse’s own mouth. I challenge the honesty and integrity of the President and the Government to allow the examination of its financier, the Judgment Debtor, Alfred Agbesi Woyome to proceed without hindrance if they have nothing to hide.
Martin A. B. K. Amidu
4th November 2016
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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HASSAN ITS NOT ONLY MONEY THAT HAS DESTROYED JIM. His LOVE FOR WOMEN HARD LIQUOR AS WELL.
Mahama is a BIG thiefffff
With real strong men like Martin Amidu, Ghana is not dead yet. He is the most principled and patriotic citizen I have heard of since Nkrumah. We are very proud of you. Intelligent man just like our other brother Bawumia. Mahama is a complete failure and I am ashamed. His love for money has destroyed him forever.
Who say there are no men with balls in Ghana? Martin carry on. We are solidly behind you.
These are some of the reasons why mahama is desperate to do whatever it takes to remain in power. He is a delinquent and can't seem to speak the truth even when it hits him in the face. His crooked actions have enriched himself, selasie ibrahim, his brothers and the 5other usual cronies. How can you keep doing this to the country that has been good to u? I pray that that there will be more people like Martin Amidu who will stand for the truth irrespective of their political leanings. Ghana comes before any political party!! I just hope to God, this isn't accurate; but if it is? Yooooooo....,,,,,,,
My NDC party is disgracing us too much. The only way to find out the truth about Atta Mills' death and Woyome's money is to vote out the NDC so that the new government can investigate them fully
NDC is too corrupt. Just vote them out.
oh,GOD,,I NOW BELIEVED THAT NANA ADDO A 3 CLASS HOLDER IS BETTER THAN MARTIN AMIDU.HOW ON EARTH CAN MARTIN AMIDU ,,A WOUNDED ,,GREEDY,HUNGRY,,CONFUSED COUNSEL AFTER PETITIONING THE SUPREME CRT TO EXAMINED WOYOME ,,,NOW GOES BUNKERS TO DARE MAHAMA TO EXAMINE WOYOME,,,CHRIST JESUS NO WONDER H WAS SACK.CAN MAHAMA,,ORDER THIS,,,,EVEN BASIS CLASS ONE KNOWS,,3 ARMS OF GOVT.MARTIN AMIDU THIN THAT ,,IF GIVEN THE CHANCE WOYOME CAN CHOOSE EVEN NOT TO TALK.NOBODY CAN FORCE A WITNESS TO TALK.NOW MARTIN AMIDU WANTS TO BE AN ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO INITIATES CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS BY LAW
My NDC party is disgracing us too much. The only way to find out the truth about Atta Mills' death and Woyome's money is to vote out the NDC so that the new government can investigate them fully.