Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has said he will surely pay the GHS51.2million judgment debt paid him by the state, which the Supreme Court has ruled must be refunded because it was ill-gotten.
“Alfred Woyome is determined to pay. Alfred Woyome has arrived at a payment structure with the Republic of Ghana through its constitutionally mandated Attorney General and Alfred Woyome will pursue that by God’s grace to make sure the orders of the courts are respected,” Mr Woyome told journalists on Friday, 18 November, at a press conference.
Mr Woyome has also refuted claims by former Attorney General Martin Amidu that a GHS4million cheque he issued as part payment for the controversial GHS51.2million judgment debt, which he has been ordered by the Supreme Court to refund to the state, was a phoney cheque concocted by the government to hoodwink Ghanaians.
“…I don’t think I here, as a citizen, proud one of course, will try to play a prank on fellow Ghanaians. No, not at all! The so-called cheque was written by me. I made a cheque without writing who it’s meant for because I was confused as to who should be the recipient and after a meeting with the Attorney General in the presence of the Solicitor-General …,” he said.
On Thursday, Mr Amidu said the Government of Ghana concocted the GHS4million part payment story and the cheque.
“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 GHS 4,000,000.00 drawn by Woyome dated 4th November, 2016 in favour of the Economic and Organised Crime Office as part payment of the monies ordered by the Court to be refunded, Mr Amidu said in a statement.
“The Attorney General accepted the Economic and Organised Crime Office cheque from Woyome and gave a receipt acknowledging the payment “as part payment for the Judgment Debt of GHS51, 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,”
Mr Amidu has also said only a new government can retrieve the GHS51.2 million fraudulently paid to Mr Woyome.
He has, therefore, called on Ghanaians to vote against President John Mahama and the governing NDC in the December 7 polls.
“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 election this year,” Mr Amidu said in a statement copied to ClassFMonline.com.
“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.”
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has granted Mr Amidu the chance to examine Mr Woyome on the matter after he got a favourable ruling in connection with an application to that effect.
Source: Classfmonline
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Determined How Mr Woyome!!!! Its over almost two years since u promised to pay. As long as NDC is in power of governance Mr Woyome will never pay a penny. Anyway why pay when you think the money is legitimate?
Only in Ghana this trash behaviors from AG's and woyome as well as support from corrupt gorverment can be entertained. Sorry for the People of Ghana. Unfortunately these same dangerous corrupt Politicians still asking their victims to them into power again. That way they can cover their tracks without trace, whiles kiling the people even more. All because Ghanaians have sold their birth rights to devil call mr beautiful. Asem se be... Long leave and God bless Ghana.
The president is balls deep in this issue. Probably used most of that cash as seed money for Ibrahim's businesses! Wanna bet?
But Blay Miezah was Nzema! Not all Ewes are ***barred word*** and not all ***barred word*** are Ewes. I'm an Ewe and an npp member and your statement seriously offends me!
This is classic ayigbe/ewe CON man woyome just like Blay miezeh who conned so many people out of their monies because he fulled them that he has acesss to some code numbers to a swiss bank where Kwame Nkrumah deposited some heavy cash to be collected ; it turned out the this Blay -Miezeh was a master con and a thiff ; fast track 2016 and we have another ayigbe/ewe con artist called Woyome in collusion with his party members to still from Ghanaians ; when directed to pay the cash the thiff resorts to his criminal collusion mind set to issue cheques to the wrong department knowing that it was the court that gave the order ; the whole collusion stealing is like the dead ebola virus gone viral ; lawyers ; politicians ;party members ; civil servants ; presidents ; clerks ; wives and a complex web of people are all involved in this racket with Jon Mahama the president behind it ; WHAT A SCAM !!!!!!!; Woyome is not prepared to pay the cash but attempting to delay matters in case NDC wins again; this money will only be paid if the political power changes hands and Nana Wins the next elections because the money has already been shared amongst NDC members ; some hidden and turned into assets like the purchase of properties both home and abroad ;THE QUESTION DID WOYOME SPEND ALL THE ILLEGALLY PAID CASH AND ON WHAT DID HE SPEND THE MONEY ON : WE NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE THE MONIES WAS NOT HIS MONNEY : NDC PARTY SHARED THE CASH WITH WOYOME AND WE MUST GET OUR MONIES BACK !!!!!!!
My brother so if you r committed to pay this money. Why do u allow yourself to dragging like this. Just tell Ghanaians to give you at least two years to pay with monthly or whatever ...you are becoming hardcore debtor..and it's not good for you...which financial institutions would give thier money to you...please don't create this for your future generations...
Crock of bull. He wasn't confused about anything, he's a very smart con man. I agree with Amidu, the whole cheque issue is false, concocted by the Government and Woyome to throw dust in our eyes. He has no intention of paying the money as he simply doesn't have it.
If they really loved him, they would help him defray the debt. Yet, he keeps covering them.
Did he say "determined to pay"? 1diot! After he's sto1en our money he is talking about determination. He should have been in jail by now. I don't blame him. The NDC and the president are behind him so he can be this brave. Buuuuuluu!
HAHAHA...OMG!! You mean in the presence of the AG and they didnt ask you to make payment directly to the court or ministry of finance? Mind-boggling!!!! Woyome i really pity you. Just give these crooks up because you may end up paying a heavy price....come clean!!!