This was contained in a Government's official white paper report
of the Judgement debt commission.
The Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid, stated that with the risk
of a judgement debt hanging over its head, government renegotiated with Amalgamated Securities Limited, purchasing...
Mr. Woyome had come out publicly to say he felt he was being persecuted by the Supreme Court in the matter
of the judgement debt.
The administration of President Mahama has seen several cases of alleged corruption, such as the SADA scandal, Gyeeda, bus branding, the payment
of judgement debt to Woyome, a car gift involving the President among others.
Not exact matches
The Attorney - General is now bent on executing the
judgement of the Supreme Court which went in favour
of Mr. Amidu to recover the Ȼ51.2 million collected as
judgement debt from Mr. Woyome through any means possible.
Mr. Woyome collected the money from the state as
judgement debt, following the failure
of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to pay his percentage for spearheading a financial engineering crusade from Bank Austria towards the construction
of new stadia in the build up to CAN 2008.
An affidavit was filed a week ago by the A-G asking the Apex Court to order the defendant (Mr. Woyome) to appear before it on Thursday, November 10, at 9:00 am, «to be examined orally on oath by the 1st Defendant (Attorney - General) whether Mr. Woyome has any property or other means
of satisfying the
judgement debt».
The case has been travelling for years and Mr. Woyome who was a financier
of the previous administration is convinced he legally obtained the
judgement debt and accused the state
of unfair treatment.
Not satisfied with his acquittal, the Attorney - General again filed a criminal appeal at the Court
of Appeal against the
judgement debt beneficiary, but still lost as the three - member panel
of judges, namely, Justices Victor Ofoe (president), Lawrence Ladzagla Mensah and Francis Korbieh.
The International Court
of Arbitration has acknowledged receipt
of a request from embattled Ghanaian businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome to arbitrate in the controversial GHC51 million
judgement debt scandal.
In less than two years down the line after the NDC came into office in 2009, Mrs. Rawlings received a payment
of $ USD 4,150, 27.50 from the Mills government as
judgement debt to her comapany Calf Cocoa International.
Mr. Wilson buttressed his point with the example
of how the late President Mills, supposedly ordered the non-payment
of the controversial GHC51 million
judgement debt to Alfred Woyome, yet the money was paid by the then Attorney General.
He on numerous occasions accused the former NDC government
of being corrupt and personally secured a ruling from the Supreme Court, directing NDC financier Alfred Agbesi Woyome to pay back a GHC 51 million
judgement debt unlawfully paid him by the state.
According to him, since his arrest and subsequent prosecution after the state had paid him GH cents 51.2 million in
judgement debt, he had become a frequent patron
of the law courts, all in an effort to protect his rights.
Attorney General - designate Gloria Akuffo says she will take a second look at the file
of businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome as regards the GH cents 52.1 million
judgement debt case
of 2012 if her nomination is approved.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted an application by former Attorney General to orally examine Alfred Woyome over his payment
of the 51 million cedis
judgement debt paid him by the state.
The compensation package was captured as
judgement debt in the 2018 budget
of the GES and expected to be paid by the end
of March for the release
of the vehicles to facilitate the smooth running
of the school.
Alfred Agbesi Woyome was paid GH cents 51 million in a judgment
debt after claiming he helped Ghana raise funds to construct stadia to host the 2008 African Cup
of Nations; but the government canceled the contract, forcing him to secure a
judgement in his favour.
The cents 51 million
judgement debt Alfred Woyome was paid cents 51 million after he claimed that he helped Ghana to raise funds to construct stadia for purposes
of hosting the CAN 2008 Nations Cup.
Mr. Wilson buttressed his point with the example
of how the late President Mills, supposedly ordered the non-payment
of the controversial Ghc51 million
judgement debt to Alfred Woyome, yet the money was paid by the then Attorney
Mr. Samuel Aye Paye, Chairman
of the Roads and Safety Committee, stated that the committee recommended legislation's green lighting because abrogating the law which was signed in 2016 may have ended up forcing government to pay a
judgement debt.
A case in point is the payment
of US$ 25million from COCOBOD to Construction Pioneers (CP) in January 2016 to settle
judgement debt awarded against the Government
of Ghana in the UK.
The former Minister
of Justice had willfully filed an application to examine the businessman, claiming to expose beneficiaries
of the GH cents 51.2 million
judgement debt wrongfully given the supposed financier
of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome says the Supreme Court was misled to declare as unconstitutional, the controversial GHC51 million paid to him as
judgement debt, which has become a subject
of litigation in the last five years.
The Court upheld an application filed on Friday, November 4 by the former Minister
of Justice to examine the embattled businessman to name beneficiaries
of the GH cents 51.2 million
judgement debt paid to him.
Mr Alfred Woyome was paid GHC51 million in
judgement debt on his claims that he helped in sourcing funds for the construction
of stadia for the CAN 2008 Nations Cup; a payment the Supreme Court has since June 4, 2013 ruled as unconstitutional on the basis that he had no binding contract with Ghana.
Alfred Agbesie Woyome proceeded to the African Human Rights Court in August 2017, when the government began a valuation
of his properties in an attempt to retrieve Ghc51 million wrongfully paid to him in a
judgement debt.
Government has explained that it was forced to take delivery
of 34 cars purchased for use by the Presidency under the previous administration in order to avoid incurring a
judgement debt.
In the case
of the DCGL
judgement debt, a tribunal constituted under the rules
of the ICC in 2015 dismissed a $ 200 - million claim filed against Ghana by two foreign - owned mining companies.
In February 2017 however, Mr. Amidu withdrew his suit seeking an oral examination, explaining that the change
of government and the assurance by the new Attorney General to retrieve all
judgement debts wrongfully paid to individuals, had given him renewed confidence in the system.
The GH cents 51 million
judgement debt which was paid to the businessman, Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is missing from the accounts
of the Ministry
of Finance (MoF) and the Controller and Accountant - General's Department (CAGD), the 2016 Auditor - General's Report has revealed.
«It's hereby ordered by the court that moneys standing in the accounts
of Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome be used to pay his
judgement debt to the state,» the judge said.
A former Attorney General (AG) and anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Amidu, has accused President John Mahama
of intimidating him ahead
of his examination
of businessman, Alfred Woyome, in the unfolding GHc 51 million
judgement debt saga.
According to Mr. Amidu, President Mahama is plotting to block his oral examination
of the man at the centre
judgement debt saga and prevent the people
of Ghana from hearing the truth about the looting
of the public purse.
Addressing a charged crowd, she outlined some
of the scandals that hit the Mahama - led administration like the Smarttys bus branding scandal and the GHc 51 million
judgement debt paid to businessman, Alfred Woyome.
Among the allegations Mr. Amidu has put out concerning the
judgement debt saga, as he filed a successful application at the Supreme Court to examine Mr. Woyome following the AG, Marietta Brew Appiah - Oppong's, discontinuation
of the case, he said the AG withdrew her application to examine Mr. Woyome because President Mahama personally gave an order.
According to Mr. Amidu, President Mahama is plotting to block his oral examination
of the man at the centre
judgement debt saga and prevent the...
According to government sources, the reduction in the number
of vehicles to 34, consequently reduced the initial cost
of 9 million dollars by about 3 million dollars, as they have also avoided incurring a
judgement debt, by deciding not to cancel the contract.
The said payments were as a result
of the settlement
of disputes and
judgement debts between CP and the Government
of Ghana over construction works.
Former Attorney General and Minister
of Justice Martin Alamisi Amidu has pointed out that the only constitutional means for Ghanaians to retrieve the GH cents 51.2 million
judgement debt from businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome is to vote the current government out on December 7, 2016.
If your credit report includes bankruptcy, foreclosure,
debt collection lawsuits, garnishment, liens, and court
judgements against you, your score is in a world
of hurt.
I am wanting to consolidate them all so I can afford this home as my
debt to income ratio is bad, my credit scores are 680, 716 and 730 with a tax lien I just paid off and filed the paperwork in district courtn and have the stamped satisfaction
of judgement.
If a
debt collector contacts you about a personal loan, credit card, or home loan for a residential property (your home or investment property), you may be able to apply to change your repayment plan on the basis
of hardship if a court
judgement has not yet been made.
Of course, if you don't defend yourself, the creditor could still get a
judgement as the judge may not know it is an old
debt.
This promiscuous use
of shareholders» cash (plus
debt) to fund expansion at all costs, and regardless
of return, smacks
of a management team severely lacking in
judgement.
Who cares about 8 % unemployment, the flatlined economy, abandoning Americans to die in Bengahzi, Joe Biden's buffonery, fast & furious, national
debt, USA credit downgrade, trillion dollar annual budget deficits, deliberate sabotage
of the coal industry, ACORN, failed foreign policy (Iran with nuclear weapons, bowing to China, stiffing U.K and Israel, etc) abysmal people
judgement (Biden again, plus H. Clinton, T, Geithner; K. Sebelius; E. Holder, etc), stopping the pipeline for Canadian oil, blocking drilling in US land, secret «kill lists», ObamaCare, attacking religious liberty, you didn't build that, unseemly chest - pounding over bin Laden (GM is dying but bin Laden is coming back to life), 20 years
of Jeremiah Wright, failure
of crony capitalism deals with Solyndra - NextEra — Ener1 — Solar Trust etc., over 100 rounds
of golf in 1st 3 yrs, choom, the Chevy Volt, insisting the Ft Hood massacre was «workplace violence», secret college transcripts, «clearly the Boston police acted stupidly», disregard
of the Simpson - Bowles budget recommendations (after commissioning their work), and lots more irrelevant stuff.