The office of businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has welcomed the decision by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
It could be recalled that Mr. Agbesi Woyome petitioned the ICC to arbitrate in the judgment debt saga involving him and the Republic of Ghana.
But the ICC has rejected the petition by the embittered business tycoon and also said his legal fees to the court are non-refundable.
A statement issued by the office of Mr. Woyome has indicated that "the decision of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“court”) dated 3rd August 2017 is the right decision and expected by the Claimant (Alfred Agbesi Woyome) although it came at a substantial cost to the claimant in terms of legal fees".
According to Woyome, the decision as per ICC's article 6(4) means that their case does not meet minimum requirement of the ICC for arbitration.
They expressed no surprise over the decision as they noted that "what the decision actually means is that, Alfred Agbesi Woyome is not a signatory to/beneficiary of the 2006 Waterville Contracts with the Government of Ghana and cannot therefore come before the ICC for arbitration based on those Contracts".
Read further details in the statement below:
STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF ALFRED AGBESI WOYOME
IN REACTION TO THE LEAKED ARBITRATION DECISION OF THE ICC DATED 3RD AUGUST 2017 TO THE MEDIA BY THE GHANA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE--
RE: ICC Case number: 22679/TO, Decision dated 3rd August 2017
The decision of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“court”) dated 3rd August 2017 is the right decision and expected by the Claimant (Alfred Agbesi Woyome) although it came at a substantial cost to the claimant in terms of legal fees.
The decision as per ICC’s article 6(4) means that the case does not meet minimum requirement of the ICC for arbitration.
Any decision apart from the above would have surprised this office.
What the decision actually means is that, Alfred Agbesi Woyome is not a signatory to/beneficiary of the 2006 Waterville Contracts with the Government of Ghana and cannot therefore come before the ICC for arbitration based on those Contracts.
Infact Alfred Agbesi Woyome sued Government on the basis of the illegal cancellation of the procurement process of CAN 2008 that took place in 2005 and not 2006 Contract GoG signed with Waterville.
The procurement Process of 2005 received a Concurrent approval from the Central Tender Review Board and Cabinet could not purport to have cancelled it as Cabinet has no such powers in the procurement law and infact is alien to the procurement law.
The Supreme Court of Ghana erred by linking Alfred Agbesi Woyome to the Waterville contract by “necessary linkage “using the now “residual unspecified Jurisdiction” to ground “Justice “as their main Principle in ordering a refund of monies Paid to Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome legally under the laws of Ghana.
As expected, this office has already determined that the Human Rights of Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome has been abused and was occasioned by the Review Decision of the Supreme Court of Ghana.
Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome has sent this aspect of the case to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Right in Arusha Tanzania by invoking article 40 read together with article 75 of the1992 constitution of The Republic of Ghana under case number Ref:AfCHPR/Reg./appl.001/2017/001.
Ghana has ratified the necessary Protocols of the African Court, recognized the competence of the African Court, and also submitted to the authority of the African Court.
A preliminary determination of the case has been made and a Prima farcie case has been established by the African Court in favor of Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome and Ghana has been served all the necessary processes through the ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana.
The following entities have also been served the necessary processes:
The Chairperson of African Union Commission, The Executive Secretary of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, All states Party to the Protocol and The Executive Council of the African Union, through the Chairperson of African Union Commission.
Ghana has been ordered to appoint their lawyers latest by Tuesday the 8th of August 2017.
Ghana has also been ordered to file their response within 30 days after the 8th of August 2017.
Thank you
Signed
Reginald Seth Dogbey
Attachments-African Court’s served documents
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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@@ Tony the Bull; Massa; I have need something to do and that is why I am standing up against the purveyors of stilling in Ghana including Woyome !!!!!!!!; this means exposing the fact that sometimes the TRUTH hurts and it hurts BADLY and we need to trumpet the unpatriotic attitude of certain or tribes or Voltarians and northners like the Mahama family who think generalisation and insulting certain group of chronic liars and thiffs in our society is a bad thing because the truth of the matter is that there is ample evidence to prove that ayigbe/ewes love to rise up whenever there is wrong doing; stilling and any fraudulent activity in our society today ; from their Chiefs and clans ; these ewes/ayigbe people seem to rise up and praise stillers in our society including woyome and promote these stillers as patriotic citizens because they from a certain tribe from ewe land ; take the case JJ Rawlings and Awoonor Williams; they promoted this ewe culture tainted with this cocktail of toxic tribalism in society besides all the people put in key positions were ewes ; today we are all reaping the satanic evil of corruption and arrogant stilling in society ; there were these Tsikata criminals boys whom we were told were financial genius but it turned out ; this idiotic donkey dissipated our monies by going into risky ventures now we have Woyome who was praised by even Volta Chiefs of his genius by his conspiracy to defraud Ghanaians attempting to use the law to cover his fraudulent activities ; Massa Ghanaians are not fulls because if you want to be a proper Ghanaian stand up against wrong doing and corruption and stop condoning stilling; IF YOU DO NOT LIKE IT GO JUMP INTO THE SEA !!!!!!. and you me Ghanaians are playing politics?
Stfu! I've had it with your generalizations, insults and stereotyping of an entire group of people. Go get something to do you emptyheaded mofo!
WHY ARE EWE/AYIGBE PEOPLE ALWAYS ***barred word*** MINDED; always attempting to sneak a fast one to justify their existence life because anywhere you go in Ghana there an Ayigbe man involved in some fraud and just like the demon works ; the demonic sprit of deceit have entered into Woyome with the belief that some how he will be able to prove his case in court ; this ewe/ayigbe thiff and a maggot who was hailed by Voltarians about how a genius he was in stilling from Ghanaians should understand that no matter what he does he will either end up in prison or may eventually commit suicide to save the faces of his family and the NDC ; there is no way this Africa Human Rights will find in his favour ; has he thought of the Human Rights of the Ghanaian people that he stole the monies from ; the stolen monies could have been used to build schools ; hospitals ; roads and import medicines to help the poor; does this ayigbe/ewe stiller think the judges at this Courts are idiotc donkeys ; they will accept his fees and allow him to spend cash on lawyers ;allow him to lose the case and request him to pay cost; why does woyome think this court is superior to the laws of Ghana because the courts rulings does not supersede the state of Ghana ; this ewe/ayigbe full will lose the case again to face the music in Ghana .
This trickster Wayome will soon run out of options and will just take a rope and hung himself.... We will collect the money from his dead body....
Woyo, stop dancing around what is obvious. Just pay the money and be free. U might not be the only person that enjoyed the money but unfortunately, it's your neck that has been on the chopping block. It's not fair I know! When the likes of selasie Ibrahim (bus branding and ameri deal saga), Ibrahim Mahama and the likes have looted much more than you but they're still roaming freely on the streets of Ghana. In fact, yours compared to theirs is like a 💧 drop of water. Indeed, it isn't fair! Don't exchange your precious life for this money. It might be a lot but trust God to help u pay up cos Ghanaians won't let it go. It's a shame tho when the real crim*nals who stole huge sums of money especially from the previous government are carrying on with life with no care in the world. You've been made a scapegoat paying for the sins of others.
MASA FA SIKA NO BRA NA GYAE NSEHUNU NO
I feel sorry for Woyome. He will rather kill himself trying to prove that he is a tough guy. He ill and looking frail. Do you think you can cheat nature? God is watching,so just pay back the money
THIS WOYOME IS NOT A SERIOUS GUY. ONLY A TROKOSI COURT CAN SAVE HIM AND THAT COURT DOESN'T EXIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eiiiii this man dey tire oooo. He should simply tell all those that chop the money some to make a refund eh. He is paying legal fees paaaa oooo
So if Woyome and his lawyers knew and expected the ICC decision, why did they then file their case there? The cost of this botched engagement could have been applied to settling part of the refund to the State of Ghana.