The Court of Appeal has today, Thursday, 8 March ruled in favour of businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome setting aside the findings of the Judgment Debt Commission chaired by Justice Yaw Appau which made adverse findings against him as far as the state’s quest to retrieve some GHS51.3million paid him illegally is concerned.
The three-member Supreme Court bench presided by Justice Victor Ofoe held that the Sole Commissioner, now a Supreme Court judge, breached the rules of natural justice by not allowing Mr Woyome an opportunity to appear before the commission.
It also made an order for the findings to be expunged from the whitepaper dated 18 November 2015 and the Report of the Sole Commissioner on the findings and decision pertaining to the businessman.
The Judgement Debt Commission was set up by former President John Mahama to look into judgement debt payment since 1992 in the wake of many judgement debt scandals that rocked the country.
It completed its work in 2016. It found among other things that some payments made to Mr. Woyome were fraudulent including the GHS51.2million.
As part of the findings, it emerged that the state prosecutor’s wife also received some GHS400,000 from Mr. Woyome to facilitate the payment of the judgement debt to him.
Mr Woyome in June 2016 headed to the Court of Appeal to set aside those portions of the Sole Commissioner’s report arguing that he was not given an opportunity to appear before the JDC to respond to the issues raised. The court agreed with the businessman and proceeded to quash those portions of the Sole Commissioner’s report.
Mr Woyome was not in court on Thursday but some relatives of his were.
Source: citifmonline.com
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THIS DOES NOT STOP AMIDU
That man is not supreme court standard, he was pushed to do someone's dirty job.This is the result.
This Wayome case is getting on our nerves too much. Ghana is a banana republic in need.
Is this really News? SP this guy woyome is disturbing our peace and he must be finish by the state as soon as possible. Add the criminal aspect and i will be so happy
The setting up of the Commission was uncalled for. State resources were just wasted.
you can even let go that criminal, no one cares. ghana is becoming boogus with some SC etc rulings. i dont understand why we pampering this greedy nation wrecker, we tired of stories upon stories, you can leave him, no one cares.
The evidence is not tolerated in courts , be minded. Find cogent evidence and stop saying chanting liars and lies. When CEO of Public Sector Reforms indicted former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah over some breach of regulations in selling vehicles to departing government appointees, Mr Debra denied it on radio calling the CEO a liar. The next time, the CEO brought the evidential letter Mr Debrah signed to that effect. Since then, Mr Debrah is hiding in a rat hole. Sagyiwa!!!lol
so when will this woyome n0ns3ns3 stop. yesterday woyome this, today woyome that, when will this n0ns3ns3 stop. cant we just throw that ed10>t in some cell and throw away the key? what is difficult in that? if u can not lock him up stop making him popular. i am tired of seeing his cr1m1nal face. it irritates me!
Most people of NDC are very economical in intelligence.
Supreme Court or Court of Appeal...check the HEADER