The Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) is backing a call made by businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome for the resignation of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong.
According to the group the demand by Woyome is legitimate because of the role the AG’s law firm played in the payment of the infamous GH¢51 million judgment debt.
[contextly_sidebar id=”tPkkA3pHHkx80OeiS9eIKkYfWZOj0Rj6″]The group which made the demands at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday said the AG should be replaced as the state pursues the case in the Appeals court.
Reading a statement on behalf of the group the General Secretary of AFAG Arnold Boateng stated that the AG was not committed to prosecuting the criminal charges against Woyome and accused government of shielding Woyome from being prosecuted.
Mr Woyome who was charged for causing financial loss to the state and defrauding by false pretense in the GH¢ 51 million judgment debt saga was last week acquitted and discharged.
The AG, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong has said her outfit will pursue the case at the Appeals Court.
This was after Alfred Woyome wrote a letter to Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, accusing her of receiving GH¢1 million from the GH¢51 million judgment debt paid him hence his call on her to resign.
According to Arnold Boateng, “This is a great indictment on the AG’s office. It bothers on whether the president failed to do due diligence before appointing Miss Marietta Brew or she was appointed to do a shoddy work to set Mr Woyome free or to cover all those who were implicated in the create loot and share.”
“We condemn the shoddy appeal pending that the AG is putting across against Mr Woyome. AFAG believes that the AG must resign and the AG’s office must be overhauled,” he added.
Why haven’t Woyome’s accomplices been prosecuted
In a related development, the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) have questioned why government officials who played various roles in the payment of the GH¢51 million to Alfred Agbesi Woyome have not been prosecuted.
The NPP says evidence available indicates that key public and government officials were involved in what the party describes as a grand scheme to defraud the state.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, Communications Director of the party, Nana Akomea questioned why such top public officials that were implicated in the payment of the money to Mr Woyome have not bee taken on by the state.
“We know government and public officials who were involved in this fraud are walking freely, why have they not been prosecuted.”
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By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh & Franklin Badu Jnr/citifmonline.com/Ghana