Alfred Agbesi Woyome
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9th February, 2012
Woyome's Lawyers Not Served With Statement Of Defence Filed By EOCO
The Accra Fast Track High Court yesterday, could not hear a motion brought before it by Alfred Agbesi Woyome, to restrain the Economic and Organised Crime Organisation (EOCO) from investigating the controversial payment of about GH¢52 million judgement debt to him.
When the case came up in court it emerged that lawyers for Mr. Woyome, who is currently in police custody over criminal charges levelled against him by the state, had not been served with the statement of defence filed by the EOCO.
Although a copy of the statement was immediately handed to Mr. Woyome’s lawyer, Ms. Dora Nortey, she said she needed time to study it and respond accordingly, prompting the presiding judge, Justice K.A. Ofori-Atta to adjourn the case to February 13.
In his motion, Mr. Woyome is praying the court for an interlocutory injunction restraining the EOCO and its agents, workmen, and any group of persons or person from carrying out investigations relating to the payment of the judgement debt.
According to Mr.Woyome, the EOCO investigations are null and void in that it has no mandate to investigate the judgement of a court
It is his contention that once a court of competent jurisdiction has determined a matter, such as his case, on its merit, no other organization can open up the case again except a superior court hence the EOCO must be stopped.
President John Evans Atta Mills last year directed the EOCO to investigate the circumstances surrounding the payment of the amount to Vamed/Waterville Engineering and Mr. Alfred Woyome as judgement debt.
A statement issued by Head of Communications at the Presidency, Koku Anyidoho, stated that the EOCO was also to find out the total amount of monies paid out as judgment debts since the present administration took over the reins of government on 7th of January, 2009 and who the beneficiaries are.
The judgment debt was reached after Mr. Woyome had gone to court to seek redress for alleged illegal abrogation of his contract on renovations he did on some stadia towards Ghana’s hosting of the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
Meanwhile, the EOCO has since February 2, presented its interim report on the investigations to President Mills. The report implicated a number of government officials particularly the former Attorney General, Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh, a Chief State Attorney and Paul Asimenu, a Legal Director at the Ministry of Finance.
The findings in the report consequently led to the arrest of Mr.Woyome, Mr, Nerquaye-Tetteh, and his wife, Mrs Gifty Nerquaye-Tetteh, and Mr. Asimenu. They were all arraigned before court on Monday, February 6.
Except Mrs. Nequaye-Tetteh who was granted bail in the sum of GHS500,000, the rest have been remanded by the Accra Financial Court to appear again on February 13.
When the case came up in court it emerged that lawyers for Mr. Woyome, who is currently in police custody over criminal charges levelled against him by the state, had not been served with the statement of defence filed by the EOCO.
Although a copy of the statement was immediately handed to Mr. Woyome’s lawyer, Ms. Dora Nortey, she said she needed time to study it and respond accordingly, prompting the presiding judge, Justice K.A. Ofori-Atta to adjourn the case to February 13.
In his motion, Mr. Woyome is praying the court for an interlocutory injunction restraining the EOCO and its agents, workmen, and any group of persons or person from carrying out investigations relating to the payment of the judgement debt.
According to Mr.Woyome, the EOCO investigations are null and void in that it has no mandate to investigate the judgement of a court
It is his contention that once a court of competent jurisdiction has determined a matter, such as his case, on its merit, no other organization can open up the case again except a superior court hence the EOCO must be stopped.
President John Evans Atta Mills last year directed the EOCO to investigate the circumstances surrounding the payment of the amount to Vamed/Waterville Engineering and Mr. Alfred Woyome as judgement debt.
A statement issued by Head of Communications at the Presidency, Koku Anyidoho, stated that the EOCO was also to find out the total amount of monies paid out as judgment debts since the present administration took over the reins of government on 7th of January, 2009 and who the beneficiaries are.
The judgment debt was reached after Mr. Woyome had gone to court to seek redress for alleged illegal abrogation of his contract on renovations he did on some stadia towards Ghana’s hosting of the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
Meanwhile, the EOCO has since February 2, presented its interim report on the investigations to President Mills. The report implicated a number of government officials particularly the former Attorney General, Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh, a Chief State Attorney and Paul Asimenu, a Legal Director at the Ministry of Finance.
The findings in the report consequently led to the arrest of Mr.Woyome, Mr, Nerquaye-Tetteh, and his wife, Mrs Gifty Nerquaye-Tetteh, and Mr. Asimenu. They were all arraigned before court on Monday, February 6.
Except Mrs. Nequaye-Tetteh who was granted bail in the sum of GHS500,000, the rest have been remanded by the Accra Financial Court to appear again on February 13.
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