Pressure group, CitizenGhana Movement has lauded former Attorney General, Martin Amidu for his determination to retrieve a \u00a251million wrongly paid to businessman, Alfred Woyome.<\/p>\n
The group, in a statement on Thursday, November 17 said a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court yesterday to allow Martin Amidu orally cross-examine Mr Woyome was a significant\u00a0 \u201cboost\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 fight\u00a0 against\u00a0 corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n
It said the ruling \u201cempowers\u00a0 all\u00a0 citizens\u00a0 to\u00a0 live\u00a0 true\u00a0 to\u00a0 the\u00a0 constitutional obligation\u00a0 to\u00a0 protect\u00a0 and\u00a0 preserve\u00a0 the\u00a0 public\u00a0 purse.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Public Relations Officer of the group, Stephen Anti in an interview on the Citi Prime News said, it is ready to support Mr Amidu pursue the case to retrieve all the monies paid by the state to Woyome.<\/p>\n
He said the group has initiated moves to create a fund that will financially support Martin Amidu\u2019s quest to retrieve the money for the country.<\/p>\n
He, however said the group does not believe President Mahama must necessarily be voted out to power before the money can be retrieved as specified by Martin Amidu in arecent statement.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Read CitzenGhana\u2019s full statement below<\/strong><\/p>\n CITIZENGHANA MOVEMENT SPURS ON HON. MARTIN AMIDU IN THE QUEST\u00a0 TO RETRIEVE THE GHC51.2\u00a0 MILLION FROM\u00a0 ALFRED AGBESI WOYOME<\/strong><\/p>\n On\u00a0 Wednesday\u00a0 16th\u00a0 November,\u00a0 2016,\u00a0 the\u00a0 Supreme\u00a0 Court\u00a0 delivered\u00a0 a\u00a0 ruling whose\u00a0 effect\u00a0 will\u00a0 be\u00a0 to\u00a0 compel\u00a0 Mr.\u00a0 Alfred\u00a0 Agbesi\u00a0 Woyome\u00a0 to\u00a0 appear\u00a0 before\u00a0 the apex\u00a0 court\u00a0 to\u00a0 be\u00a0 examined\u00a0 on\u00a0 oath\u00a0 by\u00a0 Hon.\u00a0 Martin\u00a0 Amidu\u00a0 concerning\u00a0 the retrieval\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 GHC51.2\u00a0 million\u00a0 which\u00a0 the\u00a0 Court\u00a0 held\u00a0 in\u00a0 July\u00a0 2014\u00a0 to\u00a0 have\u00a0 been wrongfully paid to Mr. Woyome.<\/p>\n Ghanaians\u00a0 will\u00a0 recall\u00a0 that\u00a0 a\u00a0 similar\u00a0 process\u00a0 which\u00a0 had\u00a0 been\u00a0 initiated\u00a0 by\u00a0 the Attorney-General\u00a0 was\u00a0 abruptly\u00a0 discontinued\u00a0 by\u00a0 the\u00a0 Attorney-General,\u00a0 citing among\u00a0 other\u00a0 reasons,\u00a0 the\u00a0 fact\u00a0 that\u00a0 Mr.\u00a0 Alfred Agbesi\u00a0 Woyome\u00a0 had\u00a0 made\u00a0 an overture to pay the money in installments.<\/p>\n We\u00a0 at\u00a0 CitizenGhana\u00a0 Movement\u00a0 welcome\u00a0 this\u00a0 landmark\u00a0 ruling\u00a0 as\u00a0 we\u00a0 consider\u00a0 it\u00a0 a significant\u00a0 boost\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 fight\u00a0 against\u00a0 corruption\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 an\u00a0 arch\u00a0 nemesis\u00a0 to\u00a0 good governance.\u00a0 The\u00a0 ruling\u00a0 empowers\u00a0 all\u00a0 citizens\u00a0 to\u00a0 live\u00a0 true\u00a0 to\u00a0 the\u00a0 constitutional obligation\u00a0 to\u00a0 protect\u00a0 and\u00a0 preserve\u00a0 the\u00a0 public\u00a0 purse\u00a0 under\u00a0 Article\u00a0 41(f).\u00a0 We therefore\u00a0 wish\u00a0 to\u00a0 encourage\u00a0 citizens,\u00a0 anti-corruption\u00a0 crusaders\u00a0 and\u00a0 the\u00a0 whole\u00a0 of civil\u00a0 society\u00a0 to\u00a0 take\u00a0 advantage\u00a0 of\u00a0 this\u00a0 important\u00a0 decision\u00a0 in\u00a0 their\u00a0 work\u00a0 and ultimate quest for good governance.<\/p>\n In\u00a0 concluding,\u00a0 we\u00a0 wish\u00a0 to\u00a0 recognize\u00a0 and\u00a0 appreciate\u00a0 the\u00a0 singular\u00a0 efforts\u00a0 of\u00a0 Citizen Vigilante\u00a0 for\u00a0 his\u00a0 unrelenting\u00a0 fight\u00a0 against\u00a0 corruption\u00a0 especially\u00a0 in\u00a0 this\u00a0 particular case.\u00a0 We\u00a0 encourage\u00a0 him\u00a0 to\u00a0 keep\u00a0 up\u00a0 with\u00a0 the\u00a0 good\u00a0 fight\u00a0 and\u00a0 we\u00a0 offer\u00a0 him\u00a0 the \u00a0best assurances\u00a0 of\u00a0 our\u00a0 unflinching\u00a0 support.\u00a0 We\u00a0 recognize\u00a0 the\u00a0 import\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 case\u00a0 in empowering\u00a0 citizens\u00a0 to\u00a0 step\u00a0 up\u00a0 and\u00a0 take\u00a0 on\u00a0 the\u00a0 role\u00a0 of\u00a0 protecting\u00a0 the\u00a0 national coffers,\u00a0 especially\u00a0 in\u00a0 instances\u00a0 where\u00a0 the\u00a0 government\u00a0 reneges\u00a0 on\u00a0 this responsibility.\u00a0 We\u00a0 look\u00a0 forward\u00a0 to\u00a0 24th\u00a0 November,\u00a0 2016,\u00a0 when\u00a0 Mr.\u00a0 Woyome\u00a0 will be\u00a0 examined,\u00a0 and\u00a0 we\u00a0 remain\u00a0 hopeful\u00a0 that\u00a0 this\u00a0 matter\u00a0 will\u00a0 be brought\u00a0 to\u00a0 its\u00a0 logical conclusion with Ghanaians being the ultimate victors.<\/p>\n God bless Hon. Martin Amidu. God bless the Supreme Court. God bless Ghana.<\/p>\n CitizenGhana Movement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018How Woyome got the cash\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Alfred Woyome was paid \u00a251 million after he claimed that he helped Ghana to raise funds to construct stadia for the purposes of hosting the 2008 African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n The Supreme Court in 2014 subsequently ordered Mr. Woyome to pay back the money after Mr. Martin Amidu challenged the legality of the payments in court.<\/p>\n Several efforts to retrieve the money since then has proven futile.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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