The Supreme Court has struck out an application filed by former Attorney General Martin Amidu to cross-examine businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome in connection with the GHS51million judgement saga.
Mr Amidu, who filed the case ahead of the 2016 general elections, told the court on Wednesday, 8 February that since there has been a change in government, he would leave the matter to new Attorney General and Minister of Justice Gloria Akuffo to retrieve the money, Accra100.5FM’s Court Correspondent Ama Brako Ampofo reported.
Mr Amidu filed the application in November last year. He said in a statement at the time that: “…I have this morning 4th November, 2016 filed an application at the Supreme Court for leave to examine the judgment debtor as the citizen public interest plaintiff in favour of whom the case was decided for the Republic of Ghana.”
Mr Amidu’s action followed a move by then Attorney General Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong to discontinue oral examination of Mr Woyome in connection with the judgment debt.
The then-AG had said in a notice 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 [Alfred Agesi Woyome] with liberty to reapply.”
Before filing his application in November, Mr Amidu said: “I have examined the circumstances surrounding the government’s reluctance to enforce the judgment and orders of the court with the seriousness which the matter deserves. I share the view expressed by objective and reasonable members of the public that because the government was the 1st defendant/respondent against whom the Supreme Court made declarations of unconstitutional conduct in paying the judgment debt to Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the government has been pretending for purely political reasons at each turn to take steps to enforce the judgment and orders of the court only to deliberately abort them.
“I agree that the government’s objective has always been to create the appearance and impression in the minds of the unsuspecting public that it is complying with the enforcement orders. The Attorney General’s latest application to discontinue the government’s application to examine its financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is one more such trick to deceive the public and obstruct the course of justice.”
Mr Woyome was paid the money by the Mills administration following the cancellation by the Kufuor administration of a contract he allegedly had with the state. The Supreme Court later ruled, following an application by Mr Amidu that Mr Woyome got the money fraudulently and unconstitutionally. He was directed to refund the money to the state. So far, Mr Agbesi has refunded only GHS4million.
Source: classfmonline.com
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why do you want him to continue when he sees a more competent AG to do so? the new AG just needs a little time to study the case and soon we will see whether we will get our money or not. i am sure Mr Amidu consulted with the new government on the way forward and he believes in them. if not he will be back again. just chill. one step at a time. woyome's case can not be hidden anymore. we will not focus on woyome's issue now whiles the cr1m1nals run away with the loot they stole be4 handing over.
SINCE MY CHILDHOOD I NEVER SEE ANY TE NI OR NORTHENOR WHO IS JEALOUS LIKE THIS MAN CALLED MANTIN AMIDU. SINCE THE A.G ASSUMES OFFICE NOTHING IS SHOWING THAT SHE IS INTERESTED IN THE CASE SO MATIN HAS NO CHOICE THAN TO QUICKLY WITHDRAWN. F-O-O-O-L YOU HAVEN'T SEE ANYTHING YET YOU WOULD SMELL IT PAAA BEFORE NPP LEAVES POWER.CITIZEN VIGILANTE MY F-O-O-T
I told my NPP frieend Kwasi that this matter is dead so far as NPP won the ELECTION. He thought otherwise. All NPP supporters would be disappointed heavyly on this matter up till when NANA would be out of POWER
If Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong then the A-G does not have Ghana at heart as you want us to believe,Then why did Gloria Akuffo invited her to join her at the court in Germany ?
@ Kweku ; Massa you are CORRECT !!!!!!; people who think Martin AMidu is up to some mischief are VERY VERY wrong!!!!! ; Martin-Amidu is a principled man besides the man is not seeking a position as a special prosecutor ; that position will never go to Martin -Amidu because Nana Addo needs somebody he can control ;Mr Ampaw is a close frined of Nana Addo ; Martin-Amidu will not compromise on any issue ;do not forget Ghana is an interlinked society tribally and sooner or later these NDC thiffs who have forged contracts and done sole sourcing deals will face the prosecutor ; there will be a lot of begging through the Ashanthene and other Chief for clemency on some issues; Martin-Amidu will not allow any begging ; the man does not take prisoners because if you are guilty you are guilty ; the man will not do behind close doors deals besides Martin -Amidus initiative was legally a SMART move ; the real responsibility lies with the AG and if the new AG has agreed to do something about it ; the AG has to be given the benefit of doubt; do not forget the Woyome case is a 'real hot potatoe for Nana Addo' if M/s Akuffo allows this woyome to dribble her around it may affect NaNa Addo credibility badly ; Nana Addo does not need this SHEET from Woyome either he pays up or his assets will be seized; besides politically the NPP will use this to expose the NDC ; for all those thinking Martin-Amidu has sold out ; YOU ARE GROSSLY MIS-DIRECTED : IT WAS A SMART MOVE BY MARTIN_AMIDU : MARTIN-AMIDU DOES NOT NEED 'NOKOFIO' to survive neither does he need to be a rich man to survive in this life ; the man is straight forward and a princilple NORTHNER !!! not thiffs like Jon Mahama and other Northners !!!!!
Jealous of JM. Jealousy go kill you Amidu repent.
Martin has got what he wanted, for his brother Mahama to lose. He has lost so why pursue the case. Citizen's Vigilante my foot. NPP has been in power for one month. If it was that easy why have they not collected Woyome's money back the same way they are running after the state vehicles? We are counting the days...
Some of you guys commenting here as so ***barred word***. Very illiterate comments. Martin Amidu filed the suit because the AG of Ghana, who was mandated to retrieve the money on our behalf had shown that she was NOT INTERESTED in chasing Woyome for the money. When it was time for her to cross examine Woyome, she withdrew from it. This is what made Martin Amidu apply to do so on behalf of Ghana A new government has come and the new AG is very interested in doing the cross examinations. She has filed to the Supreme Court that she is going to go ahead with that cross examination, which her predecessor had withdrawn. What else can Amidu do, but to withdraw and allow the AG to do so on behalf of the country? A lot of people comment on social media etc out of STARK IGNORANCE and it is disgraceful. People saying Amidu has been compromised etc just are ***barred word*** of what is going on but think they must also speak. Read, understand and be on top of issues before you comment, otherwise you make yourselves laughing stocks
am totally disappointed in Amidu.Why? please come again else don't comment on woyome saga again.
Hahahaha Martin Alamisi Amidu.You are funny papa.You have been driblled and so you have lost your voice to cross-examine.***barred word*** jealous man.JM is no more the Prez,so go and retrieve the money.Used and dumped.Jealousy go kill you.JM acheived what you couldnt,that is your pain and we know it. Your speaker of parliament Mike Ocquaye did the same thing Woyome did,financial engineering for the Flagstaff House.