Anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Amidu’s, attempt to retrieve the GHc 51 million judgement debt from embattled businessman, Alfred Woyome via the courts, is unconstitutional, that’s according to the Attorney General and Minister for Justice.
Mr. Amidu has filed an application at the Supreme Court, praying it to allow him to examine businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, in the controversial GHc51 million judgment debt paid to him.
But the AG, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, represented in court by her deputy, Dominic Ayeni, in opposing the application, said Mr. Amidu was violating the constitution by coming to court to retrieve the money as it was only the AG’s office that was mandated by law to do so.
Mr. Ayeni also prayed the court to expunge certain parts of Mr. Amidu’s affidavit alleging that President John Mahama ordered the AG to discontinue the suit, which also sought to examine Mr. Woyome over the payment of the amount.
Background
Mr. Amidu filed an application at the Supreme Court, praying it to allow him to examine businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, in the controversial GHc51 million judgment debt paid to him.
Mr. Amidu’s action followed a move by the Attorney General’s (AG) office, led by the Minister for Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, to discontinue an oral examination of Mr. Woyome, despite serving an earlier notice.
That deveopment compelled Mr. Amidu to file the application at the Supreme Court, since he is party to the case, considering that he was the first to secure the Supreme Court ruling that ordered Mr. Woyome to repay the amount.
Mr. Amidu in his application also alleged that, Mrs. Appiah-Oppong withdrew the application to examine Woyome because President John Mahama personally gave an order.
Mr. Amidu argued that, the AG backtracked in order to protect some National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials, who benefited from the GHc51 million paid Mr. Woyome.
Background to Woyome saga
Alfred Woyome was paid GHc 51 million after he claimed to have helped raise funds to construct stadia for purposes of hosting the CAF 2008 Nations Cup.
However an Auditor General’s report released in 2010, said the amount was paid illegally to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier.
The Supreme Court in 2014 subsequently ordered Mr. Woyome to pay back the GHc 51 million fraudulently taken from the state, after Mr. Amidu challenged the legality of the judgment debt paid the businessman and two other companies; Waterville and Isofoton.
Source: Citifmonline
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Now I can confidently say that indeed JDM is the most c0rrupt president Ghana has ever had and must be voted out come December. He was deceiving us when he said he will make corruption unattractive in his elusive second term. How wicked mahama is? Someone trying to retrieve our money for us and you use the state machinery to block him. It beats my imagination. May the gods deal with you jdm and your family for stealing our money. kwasiampanin te se wo.
HOW WICKED CAN JON MAHAMA BE !!!!!!!!: A MOSLEM TURNED CHRISTIAN BECAUSE OF LORDINA TODAY HE CLAIMS TO BE A FAKE CHRISTIAN STILLING ALL OVER THE PLACE : JON MAHAMA CANNOT MAKE FUNDS AVAILBLE TO TO PROVIDE BASIC MEDICINES AND FOOD FOR OUR MENTAL HOSPITAL BUT CONDONES WITH WOYOME TO STILL GHC51 MILLION FROM THE PEOPLE WHICH INCLUDES THESE POOR MENTAL PATIENTS WHO ARE DYING AND HAVE NO CARE ; JON MAHAMA OEDRS THAT THE CASH SHOULD NOT BE COLLECTED AND BLOCKS IT ; JON MAHAMA THE GREATEST THIFF EVER TO RULE GHANA !!!!!!!!
KONONGO KAYA attitude of these people we pay to defend the country cannot be explained. They do not know the people of Ghana are upset with the WAYOME saga and at this crucial moment they are loosing more votes with this attitude because voting for NDC means they will not collect our money for us.
Kay and Boniface pls stop calling that crook Jonathan Lagos or what that his useeelesssss name is for comment. He makes no sense in his submission. Only sprouting garbage, change is inevitable.
Eiii Kwame Nkrumah's Ghana... hmm... Can't Mahama and his people feel the anger, frustration and the anxiety in the system to continue doing this to us...December 7, where are you????
Now its so crystal clear and understandable . . . NDC crooks all knew about the money . . . bunch of shameful th-e-I-v-e-s . . . December 7th, Ghana will show you pepper, the most corrupted government in the history of our country
THIS WILL ONLY HAPPEN IN GHANA/AFRICA. ONE PERSON DUBIOUSLY PAID Ghc51m? OH GHANA WHAT WRONG DID WE DO? NDC CAN LOOK AT THE POVERTY IN GHANA AND BEHAVE LIKE THIS? THE POWER TO SPAEK HAS COME BACK TO GHANAIANS AGAIN. THERE WILL BE NO EXCUSE! LET GHANAIANS SPEAK FOR ONCE. CHANGE IS COMING!
These are some of the reasons why Nana Addo will win the next election like Donald Trump did in the US !!!!!!!!!because like in the US we have another lady in charge called krooked Mrs Brew -Oppong like Krooked Hilary in the US ; playing hide and sick with the good people of Ghana because she is in the network of the woyome gang with their leader Tony Lithur ; the whole idea to investigate woyome is being blocked by Jon Mahama because a lot will come out which will land a lot of NDC members to court ; the QUESTION IS WHY IS JON MAHAMA BLOCKING GHANAIANS DESIRE TO COLLECT OUR STO.......len money !!!!!!!!!;THE SAME MAN GOES ROUND TELLING GHANAIANS TO VOTE FOR HIM !!!!!!; this is why Democrats lost the election in the US because we have corrupted educational elite group whose idea of politics is to go and still ; Mrs Brew is a partner in Tony Lithurs law practice and this KROOK Tony LItur is the lawyer to Jon Mahama who is behind the scene controls the AGG department ; Mrs Brew has no say ; IT IS TONY LITUR WHO CONTROLS THE DEPARTMENT; TODAY EVERYBODY CAN SEE HOW WICKED JON MAHAMA IS; A stiller and a mistake PRESIDENT AND LIKE THE JEWS SAID -NEVER AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!SHALL WE ELECT SUCH A BANDIT TO LEAD GHANA AGAIN !!!!!!
Is the thinking of the attorney general influenced by politics?, or she has been submerged into the corrupt world of ***barred word*** that abounds in the mahama regime?. Marrieta, please spare us your haste to being identified as an educated bigoted lady, who allows her intellect to be overshadowed by scumbags. Tell us why you discontinued the case, and what you stand to loose if Martin Amidu proceeds to doing what you feared doing with integrity.
THAT RO GU E CALLED JONATHAN LAGOS, WHERE IS HE. ? SOME OF US IN THE NDC ARE NOT HAPPY AT ALL ABOUT THE NEGATIVE VIBES THIS WOYOME CASE INFLICT US WITH.