The controversies surrounding businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome keeps increasing as pressure group OccupyGhana says it has discovered another GH¢35 million contract which was awarded to him.
Mr Woyome is yet to refund a GH¢51.2 million judgement debt he obtained from the state which according to the Supreme Court was acquired through unconstitutional and invalid contracts between the state and Waterville Holdings Limited in 2006 for the construction of stadia for CAN 2008.
A new discovery according to a statement by OccupyGhana says "Government of Ghana has, on the blind side of Ghanaians, entered into a ‘confidential’ and potentially lucrative agreement with Woyome, acting through one of his companies, Anator Holding Company Limited.”
Read below OccupyGhana's full statement.
24th NOVEMBER, 2016
OCCUPYGHANA® PRESS STATEMENT
WOYOME AGAIN! GH?35 MILLION CONTRACT DISCOVERED: OCCUPYGHANA® EXPOSES GOVERNMENT
OccupyGhana® is shocked, outraged and appalled to discover this: That while the nation is still reeling from the effect of the Alfred Woyome judgment debt scandal, and the stalled and hesitant attempts by the Attorney-General to execute the judgment of the Supreme Court, the Government of Ghana has, on the blind side of Ghanaians, entered into a “confidential” and potentially lucrative agreement with Woyome, acting through one of his companies, Anator Holding Company Limited.
This same Anator Holding Company, in the current proceedings in court, is one of the companies that has filed an interpleader, claiming to be the owner of two of Woyome’s properties that the Government has finally managed to attach in execution of the judgment. That matter is still pending and unresolved.
We have seen a Framework Agreement dated as recently as 21st December 2015, for Anator Holding to “develop deep seaports (including) industrial parks and green townships” in Ghana.
The Agreement is signed by Woyome as Executive Chairman of Anator Holding Company Limited, and the then Minister for Transport, Dzifa Aku Attivor. That Agreement was entered into on the basis of a non-binding scantily drafted Memorandum of Understanding entered into between the same Woyome company and the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority on the same subject on 28th August 2015.
The Framework Agreement with Ghana is expressed to have been entered into so that Woyome’s company can raise an initial financing of US$8.5M just for feasibility studies. In other words, Woyome is relying on the country’s goodwill to raise financing for a sweetheart deal that he has entered into with the GPHA and is possibly shopping around banks all over the world for money, on the back of this agreement.
That bogus Agreement was signed with the express approval of Cabinet, as conveyed by a letter signed by the Chief of Staff from the Office of the President, dated 16th December 2015. It is instructive to point out that the Agreement was signed on the same day that the Cabinet approval was received by the Ministry of Transport.
We have seen how Woyome operates. He hit us for GH¢51.2M that he did not deserve, on the basis of a non-existent contract. Our Government and its lawyers, either unconcerned or guilty of complicity, sat back when Woyome went to court and obtained a default judgment against us.
Even though Mr. Martin Amidu has obtained judgment for the people of Ghana, we are struggling to recover that money from him, and this same Anator Holding is battling to stop us from selling at least two of Woyome’s properties to pay the debt.
It, therefore, beggars belief that in the face of all of these, our government would enter into any kind of agreement involving the same character and/or his companies.
The irony of the date that agreement was signed cannot be lost on us. 21st December 2015 was the date that the former Minister of Transport, Dzifa Attivor, appeared in Parliament to lament that her Ministry was broke and that its budget was “woefully inadequate to meet developmental needs of the sector.” Incidentally, that was also the date that the impugned Smarttys deal, involving the same Dzifa Attivor, broke in Parliament.
We are shocked beyond words! We demand from the Government, full disclosure and a full explanation of the circumstances surrounding this contract. Who authorised it? Did the President know that Dzifa Attivor was entering into this contract on our behalf, and if so, did he do anything to stop it? Did the President know about the Cabinet approval? We demand from the Government and GPHA evidence that all proper statutory and procurement approvals were duly obtained in entering into these agreements and memoranda with Woyome. Further, we demand that the Government immediately cancels that agreement.
Woyome has our money. He obtained that money under dubious circumstances. Thanks to Mr. Martin Amidu, we have judgment against him. He has failed to pay. We should not be doing business either with him or with any corporate entity that he owns, controls or is associated with, under any circumstances.
Yours, in unwavering service to God and Country,
OccupyGhana®
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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These are the enemies the Bible talk's about in Luke 19:27 they do evil things and come back to beg, no amount of words can stop God from allowing the change to come for voice of the people is the voice God, let our prayer says what the Bible say's in Luke 19:27 Spiritually bring these enemies before God and slay them for their wicked plans. Mr Prez your mistakes sound like a deliberate once to punish the electorates by increase and invade more taxes so now you have clearly expose how you are that indeed you can not take any decision you are ruing the nation just like the survive of the fitters who can survive your hardship can live, Mr Prez the voices of the people is the voices of God, if I understood the Constitution clearly it didn't say you only have four years that means if you do not win the 2016 election you another chance to contest other elections so stop forcing for the seat which is not yours. Ghana need peaces so be it. God bless Ghana A Change is coming!!!
Massa; how could you have the balls to say it is not TRUE !!!!!!!!!! ; do you think the guys at OccupyGhana are just ediotic fulls when they have documentation to prove their case ; the plan is simple Woyome is playing the same TRICK that he used to still the GHC51 million from Ghanaians because very soon Woyome will go to court to say the memo of understanding is a contract which it is not ; the KROOOK will then entice willing individuals in a collusion minded robbery that the next government have failed to pay him ; then there will be another judgement debt again ; why does ewes/ayigbe people have kriminally minded attitudes in their DNA ; WHY ARE EWES THE GREATEST STILLERS IN GHANA AND THIS IT IS A LADY CALLED DZIWA ATTIVOR LEADING THE CHARGE !!!!!!!!; HOW ON EARTH DO YOU SGN A FRESH AGREEMENT WITH WOYOME WHEN YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH AN EXISTING ***barred word*** IN ANOTHER : DID JON MAHAMA KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ; THIS ALL POINTS TO THE REASONS WHY JON MAHAMA IS ATTEMPTING TO BLOCK THE QUESTIONING OF WOYOME : WHAT A KRIMINAL ENTERPRISE AND THE NDC PARTY !!!!!!!!!
Drill Ship too must be chased Occupy Ghana don't be selective.
NDC knows that only jobless people vote for them. That is why no holiday for DEC. 7 so that middle class and business people will not have time to go and vote. Ghanaian, working class and business men, the best thing you can do for your business and future is to go and vote out NDC. Even if it takes the whole day. That will be the best investment ever
Eiiii!
I pity Dzifa. Semi-illiterate woman made a minister and taken advantage of by her own employer. That is why we should insist on the right people being appointed and not ***barred word*** and illiterates who cannot read and comprehend any document.
NDC cannot stop stealing from Ghanaians but CHANGE in December 7th will solve these CREATE LOOT & SHARE brigade agenda.
it is not TRUE
No wonder Ativor said she would be jailed if Nana wins power, now we know we shall vote you guys out, that's all, what have we done to deserve this kind of stealing from a government and its appointees when hospitals can't function well because of unpaid NHIS bills, citizens a crying under killing tariffs and you give our monies out as tap running water to your cronies God will indeed avenge for Ghana, this is soo painful
Hmmm, This can only happened under Mahama. this is why we need to change this president.