The Supreme Court (SC) of Ghana has granted a request by former Attorney General, Martin Amidu to allow him cross examine businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome.
This was after the embattled businessman, was ordered by the Supreme Court presided over by Justice Anin Yeboah, to appear before it on Thursday 24th November, 2016, for an oral examination by Martin Amidu on his assets with regards to the payment of the Ghc51.2million judgement debt to him.
The Citizen Vigilante, had earlier told the court that an opportunity to question the businessman will unravel how Mr Woyome spent the about GHc 52m paid to him, adding that this was crucial in ensuring a speedy retrieval of the money.
The court in its ruling said the amount in contention was colossal and no serious effort had been made to retrieve the money since the Judgement was delivered two years ago.
The plaintiff, the court added, was not retrieving the money for himself but for the state.
Martin Amidu’s application, praying the court to allow him to cross examine Woyome over the Ghc 51 Million judgment debt paid him, follows 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.
The notice of discontinuance stated that “please take notice that the 1st Defendant Judgment Creditor (Attorney General) herein has this day (26th Day of October 2016) discontinued the present application to orally examine the 3rd Defendant Judgment Debtor (Woyome) with liberty to reapply.”
Mr. Woyome recently refunded GH¢4 million to state coffers, representing part payment of the GH¢51.2 million he owes the state.
He has, through his lawyers, promised to pay the outstanding balance by quarterly installments of GH¢5 million, commencing April 1, 2017.
Giving reasons why her outfit had filed an application at the Supreme Court to discontinue the request for oral examination of Woyome, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mrs Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, said her outfit had so far issued a receipt for the GH¢4 million.
The court however struck out the "scandalous dispositions" made against the President by Mr Amidu as prayed by the AG.
Mr. Amidu in his application to the Supreme Court alleged among other things that the Attorney-General withdrew her application to examine Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome because President Mahama personally gave an order.
The A-G had argued in court earlier that Mr Amidu’s application was unconstitutionalas it was only the AG’s office that was mandated by law to do so .
Citing copiously from the constitution, the A-G pointed out the power to pursue any civil matter on behalf of the State is vested solely in the Attorney General, hence Mr Amidu can only exercise that power if a statute grants that power to the Attorney General to delegate that power as in the case of public prosecutors under the Criminal Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30).
The AG also prayed the court to expunge certain parts of Mr Amidu’s affidavit alleging that President John Mahama ordered her outfit to discontinue the suit, arguing that the allusions in paragraphs 9 to 21 of Mr Amidu’s affidavit were scandalous statements made against the Attorney General.
“That the Plaintiff/Applicant ought to know that any deliberate deception of this Honourable Court on the part of a lawyer is professional misconduct by the rules of the Legal Profession. Furthermore, the Plaintiff/Applicant contrary to the Rules of Court deposes to the scandalous, offensive, malicious and deliberate falsehood without providing the sources of his information or belief. At the hearing of the Plaintiff/Applicant’s application I shall apply to the court to have these offending matters struck out of the Plaintiff/Applicant’s affidavit, and that he should be ordered to apologize for making these false allegations.
Mr. Amidu’s suit covered the Attorney-General, Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome, and Waterville Holdings (BVI) Ltd.
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Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Oseeeyee! yeee yei. Asafo Yehowa yedawoaseooooo.
I can imagine how some ple will be feeling restless now. bcos woyome is going to mentioned their names one after the other. we know them already but i just cant wait for the whole world to know the truth. Please, Nana Addo kindly appoint Mr Aminu as the Special Prosecutor when you come to office in January. He will be very helpful for your government. Thank you!
the untold will soon be told. Thank you Mr Amidu. u are a true son of the land and mother Ghana will be proud of you. U will go down in the history of the nations as a true son. The good Lord will be your protector as you embark on this mission against these evil group of men destroying our nation. nation wreckers! No weapon formed against you shall prosper in JESUS name. Woyome can now have the opportunity to name his accomplice so that the shame will not be on him alone. God bless you Mr Amidu. Change is coming!
Thank you, Martin Amidu. Thank you brother. You are a truest son of the land.
The inner circle of the NDC machine are running around like headless chickens seeking to find solutions against Martin-Amidu led by this kriminal lawyer Tony Lithur the master lawyer THIFF in the annals of Ghana ; !!!!!!so the question is where is Asiedu Nketia the educated illiterate who was party to the robbery and Omane Boama the kriminal delinquent Doctor turned the facist NDC propaganda machine for the NDC ; Martin-Amidu is in charge of the case so NDC just fasten your seat belts ; mine only is that Jon Mahama will order Martin -Amidu to murdered ; LETS PRAY AND REMEMBER FOR THE MARTIN AMIDU IN OUR PRAYERS : BECAUSE THE MAN IS FACING THE DEVIL INCANATED IN THE FOPRM OF JON MAHAMA AND THE NDC EVIL DOERS !!!! !!!!!!!
Donald Trump is coming to Ghana on 23rd November,2016 to witness the unprecedented Cross Exam between Sir Martin Amidu and Most Prolific T'HIEF to have ever lived on the Ghanaian soil. Trump banned this John Mahama Administration from entering America and that of your allies. Don't forget we have those 2 harden criminals also here. THE GUANTA BOYZ. Trump you're welcome to GHANA AND OUR SUPREME COURT.
I pray that God will help Martin Amidu ask questions that will compel Wayome to spill the beans. There is absolutely nothing harmful that NDC can do to Martin Amidu. The whole world have its eyes fixed on him. Did not UK and US ambassadors in Ghana condemn the incident at Nana Addo's residence?
NDC women appointees are all disaster. None of them has been able to perform well from the A-G - EC boss and ministers like Dzifa Attic or and Oye Lithur and others are all miserable souls compared to NPP women appointees from the Chief Justice to their women ministers who performed credibly marvelous. So between the two who should supervise the finances and resources of this country?;SEND NDC AWAY! I PITY Woyome and I don't know what is preventing him to be honest to himself. Since 2011 you've had no rest from the people of Ghana about this money,why do you listen to the ndc to hate your own self till this day this is a case Ghanaians will never let GO because of your party they view as a cr*minal organisation so why would you hate yourself and love a party even the family who formed this party have been denigrated. I just can't understand some people to be that st*pid to allow themselves to be used like this EC boss. She should take a clue from this that if she dishonestly side with her mentors she will never have peace in her life,like Ghanaians will never forgive her and should learn from what has happened to Betty Mould Iddrisu since this Woyome case she has never known peace from Ghanaians
Saaaaayoooooooooo Esor Ruff. Betty, Betty, Betty. Ghana ayede papa.
I PRAY THAT IF NANA AKUFFO ADDO BECOMES PRESIDENT OF GHANA, HE SHOULD MAKE MR. AMIDU THE DIRECTOR OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTORS OFFICE.AFTER ALL HE IS A GHANAIAN IRRESPECTIVE OF HIS NDC BACKGROUND.