The Judge presiding over Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) misappropriation case, is threatening to compel the state to close the case.
[contextly_sidebar id=”3PpFbwMclAwF1FMouycQBJUpGYFSyyTI”]The Judge Justice Efia Serwaa Asare Botwe said she will be compelled to ask the state to close the case if they [prosecutors] fail to bring their witness in the case against former GYEEDA boss, Abuga Pele and Chief Executive of Goodwill International Group (GIG), Philip Akpeena Assibit.
Justice Asare Botwe gave the warning after state prosecutors, failed for the second consecutive time to present their witness in court on Wednesday.
Citi News’ Fred Djabanor who was in court reported that the “Presiding judge Justice Afia Asare Botwe was visibly unhappy when state prosecutors asked for an adjournment because their next witness in the case was out of town and couldn’t make it to court.”
He said “the case was adjourned on February 23, because of the same reasons given by prosecutors today. The judge told the state prosecutors that their actions will compel her to call for the closure of the case even though they say they have still two more witnesses to testify in the case.”
“She also indicated that she will not allow for unnecessary delay in the case.”
Meanwhile, the case has been adjourned to March 18, 2015.
Kofi Humado approved alleged ‘fraudulent’ payments – Witness
During the last hearing, a Prosecution witness told the court that all payments made to Goodwill Ghana was approved by the then Minister of Youth and Sports Clement Kofi Humado.
The witness Eric Suma, who is an accounts officer at the then Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneural Development Agency (GYEEDA) and the sixth witness to appear for state prosecution, told the court Mr. Humado gave instructions, barring them from issuing any payment above ¢20,000 without his approval and therefore could not issue out any payments to the accused without his permission.
Mr. Suma who confirmed issuing the payments to Philip Assibit, said during cross examination that Abuga Pele only signed the cheques as National coordinator based on instructions from Mr. Humado.
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By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana