Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu has stated that the GHc51 million judgment debt paid businessman and National Democratic Congress financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, can only be recouped if there is a change of government.
According to him, the governing NDC is only deceiving Ghanaians in its quest to retrieve the money from Mr. Woyome.
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GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO RECOVER THE WOYOME/AUSTRO-INVEST LOOT: IT IS ALL JUST ELECTIONEERING CAMPAIGN – BY MARTIN A. B. K. AMIDU
Does the Ghana Government believe us to be so easily fooled that they concoct Woyome part payments of the judgment debt as smoke and mirrors for their election campaign? The people of Ghana should demand to know from Government how its Attorney General can – in enforcing the order of the Supreme Court for Woyome to refund the unconstitutional payments made to Woyome to the Republic of Ghana – accept a cheque of GHC4,000,000.00 drawn by Woyome dated 4th November 2016 in favour of the Economic and Organized Crime Office as part payment of the monies ordered by the Court to be refunded.
The Attorney General accepted the Economic and Organized Crime Office cheque from Woyome and gave a receipt acknowledging the payment “as part payment for the Judgment Debt of GHC51, 283,483.59.” The Access Bank (GH) East Cant cheque number 890081 and the Attorney General’s receipt which were exhibited to the Attorney General’s affidavit sworn by the Attorney General herself on 9th November 2016 as Exhibits “AG 7” and “AG7A” are attached herewith in PDF for the public to judge how any Attorney General, worth the name, can accept a cheque drawn on the Economic and Organized Crime Office which was not party to the action as part payment of the refund ordered by the Court on 29th July 2014 for the Republic.
I say with all the strength at my disposal that a cheque drawn by Woyome in favour of the Economic and Organized Crime Office, which was not a party to the action or the judgment creditor, cannot be a cheque in part payment of the unconstitutional monies ordered by the Court to be refunded to the Republic.
The acceptance of the Economic and Organized Crime Office cheque by the Attorney General and the deception of the public by the Attorney General that it is part payment for the refund ordered by the Court brings into question the competence of the Attorney General and the Government in pursuit of the interest of the Republic.
The whole scheme appears to have been cooked to defeat my application for leave to examine Woyome orally on oath. In the hurry of the Government and Woyome to defeat my application they could not even cover their tracks with a cheque drawn on the Ministry of Finance or the Accountant-General as custodian of the consolidated fund. The cheque could also have been drawn on the Registrar of the Supreme Court and paid into court for the Republic.
The foregoing is evidence, if evidence be needed, that the Attorney General and the Government are determined to kill the non-refund of the judgment debt as an election issue by cooking up the deceptive cheque and receipt to allow the status quo to continue.
They are purposefully deceiving the electorate that efforts are being made to retrieve the unconstitutional loot by Woyome jointly with Austro-Invest, the client of Lithur-Brew and Co, a law firm in which the Attorney General was a partner. The law firm is also the President’s personal lawyer.
I am a senior and foundation member of the NDC, the Governing party. But I am compelled to put Ghana First and to defend the 1992 Constitution by saying that the only way Ghanaians can have the Woyome/Austro-Invest joint loot refunded is to change the Government that created, looted and shared the loot with them during the Presidential elections this year. A new Government will prosecute Woyome under Article 2(3) and (4) of the 1992 Constitution for High Crime should he delay any further in refunding the unconstitutional loot. The new Government will also enforce the Waterville judgment debt of over Euro 47million loot or prosecute it for High Crime.
This is the only way out for Ghanaians to stand up for their Constitutional rights and to retrieve the unconstitutional monies created, looted and shared by this Government with its political party supporters who are now unconstitutional judgment debtors to the Republic. As a loyal NDC member, I will support most of my political party’s parliamentary candidates who have shown honesty and integrity to the Constitution.
But I cannot in good conscience and in defence of the Constitution support its Presidential candidate to continue leading the looting of the public purse.
Fellow patriotic citizens, I fought for two long years for justice for the Constitution and for all of us and the Supreme Court eventually vindicated the public’s interest by ordering the refund of the unconstitutional loot to the Republic of Ghana. Unfortunately, the Government as the leading looter has put obstacles in our way in enforcing the orders of the Court. Fellow citizens, help me in the name of the Constitution to retrieve your money that was looted by voting for a new President. Let us protect our Constitutional rights and not be hoodwinked by electioneering ploys. Let us get our GHC51, 283, 483. 59 back.
Defend the 1992 Constitution by voting for a new President on 7th December 2016 to get our money back. God bless Ghana and put Ghana First!
Martin A. B. K. Amidu
15th November 2016
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Hmmm, this is the best advice for Ghanaians. NDC can't collect this money from Woyome.If woyome die now we are finish. Let CHANGE before it becomes too late.
THANKS, MR. AMIDU. YOU ARE A TRUE LEADER AND A BEST AS SUCH, ANYBODY WE READS THIS SHOULD HIS OR HER NOW BECAUSE GHANA IS AT STAKE IF WE ALLOW THIS PEOPLE TO WIN THIS ELECTION. BRAVO
MARTIN A.B.K. AMIDU.... DONT WORRY YOURSELF ITS A DONE DEAL!!! WE WILL EXHUME THEIR BODIES AND JAIL THEM even if they die. we are not joking by Gods grace. Kudos
May God BLESS the stomach that conceived this man. This should not have been one man fight for justice but the fight of all leaders in society especially our religious leaders,chiefs and kings but what are we seeing. Most of them prefer to be silent for fear of a mere mortal human beings. If the prophets in the bible like Nathan and Samuel just to mention a few had kept quiet to the injustices at their time, there would not have been any bible this time. I am asking all pastors to remember John the Baptist who did not fear death by telling the King the rot in his kingdom. Modern day religious leaders prefer to protect their name and stomach than to tell the truth. Leaders should remember Desmond Tutu of South Africa who stood up against the apartheid at the peril of his life. Is he not a human like our church leaders. I know the president is an Assemblies of God member and he has a pastor. Almost all our Ministers are either Muslims or Christians. What are their leaders telling them. Is it that they are only want their Tithes and pretend not to have heard all the things that are going on. Our leaders should be mindful that power will never last and will not take them anywhere. It happened to Iddi Amin, Muboutu, Ayedemah etc.
Well done Mr Amidu. If voting out NDC is synonymous to retrieving of the GHC 52 million stolen state money, I am all for it. I am now looking for my Voter ID Card. Martin, God bless you - you are too honest and upright to belong to such a dirty party like the NDC. I urge all ghanains to join Martin in retrieving for us our money. As for Woyome + all those who aided the payment of that fictitious debt, they will be prosecuted one day. So NDC is a ***barred word*** brigade? Ei wiase be this? Oh JJ Rawlings, its you who brought NDC, please take NDC out of Ghana and bury it in the middle of the sea so NDP can grow.
Have you read what Martin Amidu wrote. ? MAYHAPS YOU ARE PART OF THE ***barred word*** BRIGADE THAT IS WHY YOU ARE LYING AND IMPUTING ILL MOTIVES AGAINST AN HONORABLE MAN LIKE MARTIN AMIDU.
This man is a true law abiding citizen.They are coming down in Jesus name.
Wow, this is a game changer, Martin Amidu is turning into FBI's boss Commey. Well let Eoco confirmed if the check has cleared or not.
this is the dishonesty. Amidu has a problem with Mahama and has been hiding under one-track WOYOME propaganda all meant to bring Mahama down. WOYOME problem started under Mills, WOYOME even says Martin Amidu as AG also paid him some money, now does Amidu want Mahama to use the gun to collect the money or what. In NPP, Amidu would get an acid-bath for his actions but the NDC is sitting down quietly doing nothing. Amidu should prove that Mahama ordered the AG to discontinue the case, and on 24th November, the whole world waiting to hear Amidu forcing WOYOME in court to mention names, we all waiting. Amidu's actions borne out of envy, jealousy, bitterness shall not bring the great NDC down. Go on Martin
If we have ten people in Ghana like you, this country will change for the better.