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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IT has always been on the cards that there are two major scandals dogging Jon Mahama and the NDC today ; how to explain the strage murder of Atta Mills at the castle and this Woyome robbery saga ; Woyome is a smart guy and have kept details of how the stolen cash was shared within the NDC party ; the names of these beneficiaries woyome has already declared in a sworn affidavit to a secret third party that in case something happens to him this be published ; the licked key names are as follows -Alex Segbefia ; Betty Mould ; Asiedu Nketia ; Jon Mahama ; Martey ; the NDC party inner circle -monie used to build NDC party head office and party activities ; Portuphy; Kwesi Botchway ; Boakye Djan ; Mrs Brew ; Tnoy Lithur and two prominent Judges(names withheld); JJ Rawlings ; Hannah Tetteh etc ; the list is too long to continue; Woyome has already threathened to spill the beans and Jon Mahama is scared that if this list comes out the NDC party will be finished ; but then what he forgets is that as presure mounts on Woyome ; he will release the list letting the cats amongst the pigieons; THE NDC AS A PARTY HAS A PROBLEM
Mahamas kingdom is coming to an end. Thank you Lord
You see Folks, Martin is an honourable member of NDC, one of the dedicated Ghanaians who one way or the other has stressed his desire and resolve to serve his Country diligently. And yet the NDC kleptocratic Mahama Government can't listen to him and has greviously sidelined him and greviously is it going to answer it's failure in the election come 8th december.
I pity these NDC commentators on this platform because they are finding it hard to defend something outside the realms of defense. How can a whole government legally failed to pursue this matter to retrieve monies paid to a CRROOOOOKKK like Woyome through 'A PLANNED MISTAKE" by people who were supposed to guard the national purse. Even when the court ORDERED them to go after the money, Woyome had the effrontery to resist the state POLICE from performing a state sanctioned operation and the police with all the power of the state backing them ran like a fearful dog and pursued the matter no more. Just when we all thought that the matter was dying down, the AG filed to question the CRROOOK......we all became happy because we thought for once that the government was concerned. Then out of the blue the same AG strangely and absurdly said she is no longer interested in the matter. Now tell me, if the reason for the AG's action is not what Martin has stated here, what else could be the reason. Mahama is afraid of a possible negative outcome against him and his government in this crucial impending election so he has cowardly INSTRUCTED that the case be discontinued. They can try to hide but trust me they shall be found and smoked out in the heat of the appointed day. Corruption ridden government!
Martin Amidu is too bitter and jealous of Prez Mahama. Even if somebody's wife is not able to conceive or become pregnant, Martin Amidu will accuse JDM of masterminding it. Martin should understand that his opportunity to become a vice president or president is over. It will never and cannot happen again. Accept it and allow JDM to have his peace of mind.
God bless Martin Amidu and protect him very well. I think this man needs international protection. We cant trust the national security in Ghana. All the NDC followers who are insulting Martin Amidu for telling the truth may God forgive you and may the Almighty God punish anybody who benefitted from the Kurrupt money of Wayome. As for John Mahama, we leave you in the hands of God. Such a wicked president, Korrupt, and self fish man who will get his punishment from God soon. You think you are free. You are not! the judgement of God will catch up with you soon. You will account to God what also killed Atta Mills.
May you live long to continue to serve your countrypeople and country
You need a combination of largatil and diazepam for a start and continue with olanzepine to go about doing things and talk the way you should do
President Mahama, if you know you and your cronies have not benefitted from Woyome's loot then let him be examined, that's all. This is not about hatred, bitterness and so on. It is about our money that we want back from corrupt individuals. Citizen Vigilante Toaso wai.
Disgruntled Martin Amidu you have become a loose cannon and instigated to chastise President Mahama but that would not wash. You lost your opportunity to be vice presidential candidate to Late President Mills but when President got that you have become jealous and capricious and on a vendetta to paint the sitting President black. We would see what would happen at the end of 7th December 2016.