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Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako says the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has allowed itself to be subjected to public ridicule over the controversial Woyome saga. To him, it is an embarrassment that a ruling party which boasts of intellectuals and articulate people, cannot call on them to better communicate the stance of government on the Woyome saga which has resulted in two government appointees losing their jobs with some state institutions suffering serious severe integrity crisis. The twists and turns of the Woyome scandal, akin to the never ending thriller of a block-buster movie, has become an albatross on the neck of the NDC as some leading members of the ruling government say. The controversial Woyome GH�51 million judgment debt payment continuous to receive massive media attention and has heralded public discourse for months now with the issue having been turned into a political debate between the ruling NDC and opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). President Mills has already ordered the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate the issue but the NPP believes a public inquiry into the matter would rather help unearth all the details. In all this, the embattled NDC financier has however enjoyed massive support from leading members of the NDC and government who believe he is being unnecessarily persecuted. But most of the argument put up in defence of Mr Woyome seems to further tighten the noose of allegedly perpetuating fraud around his neck. Last week, a pro-NDC pressure group, Concerned NDC Members, pledged unflinching support for the embattled businessman and even embarked on a demonstration Tuesday. Their action stems from the refusal of some ministers in the Kufuor administration to assist the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate the Woyome judgement debt saga. According to the demonstrators, ex-president Kufuor and members of his cabinet recklessly managed the resources of the country, leading to the state paying huge sums of money in judgement debts and thus petitioned government to arrest these past officials in connection with the issue. They again called on the NPP flag bearer for the 2012 elections, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to resign on moral grounds until he had purged himself of all fraud leading to the huge judgement debt imposed on the state. Contributing to discussions on PeaceFM�s �Kokrokoo� Morning Show, the Senior Journalist said much as the issue of judgment debts need to be critically dissected since it is being exploited by some who see it as a veritable source of corruption, the Woyome scandal is dominating the pack chiefly because �evidence abounds that something went wrong with this particular judgement debt and the payment of it�.