Businessman Alfred Woyome has refuted claims by former Attorney General Martin Amidu that a GHS4million cheque he issued as part payment of 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.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, 18 November, Mr Woyome said: “…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 ….”
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.”
But on Friday, November 18th, the self-confessed NDC Financier told the media at a press conference aired live on some television networks that Mr "Martin Amidu has a problem".
“If he wants to challenge me, he should go to court immediately and we will ask the court to go to the appropriate authority so that we’ll disclose it, because I’m not going to be the one to disclose it. So Martin is being used by unseen forces as a weapon against innocent people and people who are doing very well including the president of the republic of Ghana. In fact, those using Martin [Amidu] are using him against himself … that’s why sometimes I feel restrained to sue him for defamation or anything because I understand the problem of Martin and I don’t want to go on that tangent, so, why do you use such a weapon to fight in a political season. That weapon is against himself.”
According to him, the fourth tranche of the GHS51.2million, which was paid him, was approved by Mr Amidu while he was still the Attorney General.
“It was during his time that the last tranche, GHS14million, was paid. Martin Amidu should come and explain to Ghanaians why he didn’t stop it …” he dared.
Source: Classfmonline
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Frankly; put it into context Woyome is one of the greatest con artist of our time ; how on earth can you forget that you owe the people of Ghana and not EOCO; EOCO is another arm of the government besides they have not obtained any court order against you so why on earth did you sign such a cheques to them ; besides where were your lawyers at this so called meeting to reschedule the debt ; NDC PARTY LED BY JON MAHAMA ARE A BUNCH OF LIARS AND STILLERS; THIS WOYOME IS ONE OF THE MOST ***barred word*** CON/419 or BUKATA MEN AROUND !!!!!!!: LOOK AT HOW LEAN THE MAN WOYOME HAVE BECOME GIVING HEADACHES TO YOUR FAMILY AND LOOK AT HOW HEALTHY FAT ALEX SEBGEFIA : BARTON ODURO : BETTY MOULD : JULIOUS DEBRAH : JON MAHAMA; ABLAKWA : OMANE BOAMA HAVE ALL BECOME; THE QUESTION IS ; IS THE PRIZE WORTH SUCH STILLING; FOR STILLING STATE MONEY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO ENJOY PEACE OF MIND WHILST YOU SUFFER IN SILENCE ; HOW COULD YOU BUY A SPARE PART AT ABOSSEY OKAI STORE BUT THEN YOU ARE ISSUED WITH A CHEQUE IN THE NAME OF A DIFFERENT BUSINESS AT KATAMANTO MARKET SELLING CD's ; MARTIN -AMIDU JUST CAUGHT YOU WYOME AND MRS BREW WITH YOUR PANTS DOWN -OHH WOYOME !!!!!!!WHY ; DO YOU SLEEP AND THINK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY AT ALL ? WHAT A HASSLE !!!!!!!!JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE A KROOKED BUSINESS MAN AND A RICH MAN ; A GOOD NAME IS BETTER THAN RICHES !!!!!
You were confused ok, what about AG, she was also confused? Martin is smart
I guess Woyome forgot that there is something known as "the government of Ghana". EOCO does not receive checks on behalf of Ghanaians. People should check if this check is not dud. ns3mfoo kwa!
hmm wonders shall never end. i feel sad for woyome eventhough i want him to refund back the money to the state. THE GUY HAS REALLY SUFFERED ON THE HANDS OF GHANAIANS. BUT ASEYY, WHEN YOU WERE CHOPPING AND SHARING THE MONIES WHERE WERE YOUR BRAINS? mr woyome, the same way u used to collect such colossal ammount of money use that same means to pay back. Ghanaians aint ***barred word***. WE CANT CONTINUE TO ALLOW ABSURD NONSENSEE POLITICIANS TO CHOP OUR MONIES AS THEY ENRICH RHEMSELVES WHY WE SUFFER. MASA PAY OUR MONEY. U RE EVEN LUCKY U DIDNT END UP IN JAIL. NKWASIIAS3M KWA
Isn't this man a financial guru, and doesn't know how to investigate first who to pay monies before he write cheques? I will not be surprised if he wrote such cheques to people he cannot even account for. Na niama! Julor kwakwei!
TELL THIS TO THE MARINES! CRIMINALS! CHANGE IS COMING!
You see your face? Have you seen how you are growing lean day after day because you are have sleepless night. Pay our money and be free if not you will get BP. Reserve the little energy left for 24 Nov 2016. Even if you call press conference everyday, minutes or hour you will still pay our money.
NPP waould have acid-bathed Amidu by now. Attempts to use WOYOME to derail the NDC failed in 2012 and would fail in 2016
How can u pay cheque to EOCO and collect receipt for AG?
INDEED YOUR CHEQUE IS CONCOCTED, HOW ON EARTH WOULD YOU SAY THAT ,THAT YOU WOYOME WAS CONFUSED ABOUT?, YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN SO SOON THAT A GOVERNMENT MADE THAT DUBIOUS PAYMENT TO YOU. IN ANY CASE WHO IS ASKING YOU TO REFUND OUR STOLEN MONEY? WAS IT MAHAMA, PERHAPS