Businessman Alfred Woyome has refunded GH¢4 million to state coffers, representing part payment of the GH¢51.2 million he owes the state.
He has, through his lawyers, promised to pay the outstanding balance by quarterly instalments of GH¢5 million, commencing April 1, 2017.
Giving reasons why her outfit had filed an application at the Supreme Court to discontinue the request for oral examination of Woyome, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mrs Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, said her outfit had so far issued a receipt for the GH¢4 million.
A letter dated November 7, 2016 and signed by a Chief State Attorney, Mrs Dorothy Afriyie-Ansah, a copy of which is available to the Daily Graphic, acknowledged receipt of a cheque for GH¢4 million.
The receipt was witnessed by the Solicitor-General, Mrs Helen Ziwu.
According to Mrs Appiah-Opong, Woyome’s lawyers had, on November 8, 2016, written to her outfit proposing to pay the outstanding sum by quarterly instalments.
The payment, she said, was made on the day she requested for a meeting with Mr Woyome and his lawyer, Mr Ken Anku.
Present at the meeting was Mrs Afriyie-Ansah and Mrs Ziwu.
Mrs Appiah-Opong said the reason her outfit had filed to discontinue the application for oral examination of Mr Woyome was that Woyome had, in a letter dated October 27, 2016, made a request to pay the judgement debt by installments.
Source: Today
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lies. lies . lies. Lord have mercy! the only way I will believe this guy made this payment if he did it through the court. paid to the AG's office? I cant be f00uuled. well they shd not retrieve the money anymore. NPP will retrieve in 2017 and put some ple behind bars. I am for change!
Money swine under the incompetent John Mahama.... And our govt is chasing loans all over the world...
it is only in Ghana under under c0rrupt John Mahama's NDC that when you st.e.al money and you are caught you can negotiate a repayment with the govt without paying interest. These NDC people are th!ev.s. Create, l00t and share scheme in full operation under the confused and incompetent Mahama.
Mahama last show
The Supreme Court should make a preliminary finding to fTirst of all probe where Woyome got this GHc4m from. Did the State not freeze all his bank accounts and other assets long ago? Who then financed this payment and where did it come from??? Am sure a probe would reveal some very interesting results
Paying installment? Good but it must come with all the accrued interest using your government tenure killer rate. I believe we will get close to 100 million.
SUCH AN INSULT TO GHANAIANS. Hmmmmmmm God have mercy.
this NDC government think we are fooools in this country or what...for good 8years..we are not ***barred word*** in this country..what ever the want they should do..their days are numbered...change is what we need in this country...
Robbing Peter to pay Paul Tweaaa
CONCERT! CHANGE IS COMING