{"id":36469,"date":"2014-08-02T07:15:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T07:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=36469"},"modified":"2014-08-02T07:15:18","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T07:15:18","slug":"govt-must-honour-amidu-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=36469","title":{"rendered":"Govt must honour Amidu \u2014 JOY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The independent presidential candidate in the 2012 elections, Mr Joseph Osei Yeboah, aka JOY,\u00a0 has urged the government to <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"9c917896-1167-454a-a4bf-76730ef5dc4b\">honour<\/span> Mr Martin Amidu, a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, to prove to the world that Ghanaians value patriotism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He explained that this would also be a motivator for the younger generation to suffer for the betterment of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Yeboah said once the highest court of the land, the Supreme Court, had come out with the verdict in <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"f5d08fe9-160c-4f5a-acb3-ae25f7caefd3\">favour<\/span> of Mr\u00a0 Amidu, it meant that the country\u2019s judiciary had done their duty <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"df4fab65-f277-41c0-8e09-77a187e665a9\">for<\/span> the nation and it also ought to be commended.<\/p>\n<p>He also commended President John Dramani <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"40f406ef-615b-4333-8d4e-1d7853d0678e\">Mahama<\/span> and his government, the legislature, the media and Ghanaians as a whole for the constant vigilance and showing of interest in the proceedings and <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"e2246982-8b3b-4653-8242-c7a813c0fa3c\">verdict<\/span> on the Woyome saga.<\/p>\n<p>The independent candidate observed that the verdict was a victory for all Ghanaians, as well as Woyome, since he had been courageous in going through this ordeal to its conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>He said Mr Woyome did not attempt to abscond but argued his case to its logical conclusion, thereby assisting to enrich the legal history of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Yeboah appealed to the\u00a0 National Democratic Congress-led government to recover the money and channel it into building at least the 25 senior high schools the ruling party promised Ghanaians in its manifesto to serve as a reference point for public <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"345f6294-a460-4f39-a584-bbf819883f19\">office-holders<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that public <span class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\" id=\"d52bf7b8-e256-4d88-9cf8-67efa2e80a85\">office-holders<\/span> would take a cue from the recovery of the funds by taking care of government resources placed at their disposal as they risked losing their lifetime savings when they misappropriated them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"story_continues_1\">Source: Daily Graphic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The independent presidential candidate in the 2012 elections, Mr Joseph Osei Yeboah, aka JOY,\u00a0 has urged the government to honour Mr Martin Amidu, a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, to prove to the world that Ghanaians value patriotism. 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