The credibility of Kofi Adams, National Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been challenged by the lawyer for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kamsak Ghana Limited, Arnold Asante, who has been accused of defrauding the NDC man.
Kofi Adams was put in the dock of an Accra Circuit Court to be cross-examined in a case he claimed to have been defrauded to the tune of GH¢840,000.
The accused person allegedly defrauded Mr Adams under the pretext of securing a deal that involved the supply of tyres to Goldfields Ghana.
The businessman was dragged to court when he failed to pay back the money he took as agreed between him and Mr. Adams.
At the last sitting, Mr Kofi Adams had tendered in text messages between him and Mr. Asante, which were said to be conversations that made him (Adams) to part with the huge amount of money.
But defence lawyer, George Ampiah Bonny, in his cross-examination, questioned the authenticity of the text messages, saying they had been doctored by Kofi Adams to deceive the court.
People in the courtroom were taken by surprise when Mr Adams stated that he did not sign any contract or document to show the release of the GH¢840,000 to the accused person.
He said he released the money based on a verbal submission made by Mr. Asante.
It turned out during the cross-examination that Mr Kofi Adams also gave the accused a brand new Nissan pickup to facilitate his business.
He, however, stated that he released the vehicle because the accused demanded it to enable him travel to Tarkwa in the Western Region.
During his evidence-in-chief, Kofi Adams told the court that he did not know the accused person too well but decided to give him an initial GH¢200,000 which he was to pay back in three weeks, but failed to do so.
Asked by Mr Ampiah Bonny why he (Adams) released such a huge amount of money when he claimed he did not know the accused too well, the NDC national organiser said the accused had in the past dealt with some high-profile Ghanaians and “when he approached me on December 12, 2016 that he had been offered a contract to supply 30 industrial tires to Tarkwa Goldfields, I had no doubt about it and without any thought of profit or whatsoever, I agreed to the application and gave him the money.”
The lawyer then demanded to know why he released another GH¢640,000 when the accused had not paid the initial debt, Kofi Adams told the court that Asante had forwarded to him a text message from the Procurement Officer of Goldfields, which indicated that they needed more tires so he obliged and gave him the money.
The defence lawyer is also insisting that Kofi Adams voluntarily released the money to the accused, suggesting that Mr. Adams wanted to partner the accused in his business – a claim he (Adams) denied.
The presiding judge, Jane Harriet Akweley Quaye, adjourned the case to January 23, 2018 to allow the defence team conclude their cross-examination.
A second prosecution witness is also expected to enter the dock on the next adjourned date.
Source: Daily Guide
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When did 640,000 gh cedis become 300,000 dollars? Did you attend psychiatric secondary school?
these were the kind of ple ruling ghana. they will give our monies to ple without signing any document. the money he gace out to this is not his money that is why he did not bother to sign any document. after all to him its a way to keep a stolen cash from mother ghana but the guy on the other was smart. i pray the court throws out the case otherwise i will advise the guy not to pay.
Please check the date it was after NDC lost the election and he wanted to do away with campaign cash so that he will not be accused. 3days after you lost an election and you gave away such huge amount. They stole our money so the guy should chop small. Onapo
This guy should be made to show a bank statement that indicates that he withdraw the said money from, and the defense lawyer should also ask him how much is paid and his expense for a month, and how he came up with such an amount. U can give someone close to $3oo,ooo and don't sign a document? Ghana needs help, Oh God!
The question is how did Kofi Adams come by this huge amount when he has no company working for him? What is wrong with the guy taking the money and not paying a dime to Kofi Adam? Kofi Adam Kotokoli thought he was smart on Ghana and Ghanaboy has been smarter than him by collecting the money so what is the big deal about this? Please Judge make the case lack of evidence since Kofi Adams couldn't produce any documentation and the court deals with document what show's he gave the guy that amount ? when he has confessed the guy ref used to pay the first debt ? Th*ef man thi*f th*efman, ***barred word*** case. It's all Ghana money.
Never trust anyone.... Always demand documentation in any business deal. In this case it is unbelievable because the amount of money involved is huge.
We give money to people without documentation all the time. It's the wickedness of people to be trustworthy that make a lot of people stop doing good. Is it even necessary that you are in need of help and I offer you that help, do I need to sign an agreement with you? You document things when you don't trust them. This is a betrayal of trust.
Ah, bobby, did you go to school at all? What has this got to do with martin amidu. Why do people think nana addo appointed martin amidu to go and engage in frivolous prosecutions. Kofi Adams has lent money to someone and is demanding his money back too, demand the attention of special prosecutor. What an uneducated ediot!
Once again, what is wrong with the word “ w0rK? Now you guys are c0nfusing me.
Hmmmm. Martin Amidu got lot of work to do. I laugh enter Nsawam