Mr Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Counsel for beleaguered businessman
Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is peeved over what he claims is the latest
‘misleading’ statement put out by ex-Attorney General, Martin Amidu, and
accused him of scheming against Mr Woyome.
Counsel for Woyome also suggested that Mr Martin Amidu underperformed
whilst at the helm of affairs as the A-G for about a year and wondered
why he is whipping up public sympathy against his client.
Mr Amidu had in Thursday’s statement expressed disappointment at the
level of legal representation of the Republic in Court. He stated also
that while in office he refused to succumb to pressure by way of memos
to withdraw a pending suit against Mr Woyome to enable the Republic pay
an additional GH¢9 million in judgment debt award to Alfred Woyome in
final settlement of interests in the Woyome's judgment debt scandal.
But Mr Dafeamekpor said “The case was filed by the A-G but because of
the indolence of the A-G, the matter was struck out for want of
prosecution. But because my client had a counter claim on that matter,
he got the matter re-listed. Now they came to court to intimate to
court…that they were willing to withdraw the matter…so they agreed to
settle this matter and pay us the interest so that the matter could be
concluded, and this was under the tenure of someone who is now raising
issues."
He said the ex-A-G was given the opportunity to deal with the matter
but failed, "...now you exit the stage, and you want to whip up public
sentiment against my client, and this is a matter that is still in
court.”
Woyome’s counsel explained that the GH¢9 million accrued as a result of
the “intransigence of the state” in paying his client the judgment debt
on time, insisting that amount would be pursued as far as it would go.
Mr Amidu had also stated that Alfred Agbesi Woyome and Austro Invest
were fighting over the share of the GH¢51 million judgment debt in
another High Court.
But Mr Dafeamekpor refuted the claim, adding, “This is actually a red
herring the Attorney General has put out… I can say that he has misled
the public because there is no matter in court in respect of Austro
Invest versus my client”.
Meanwhile, he said the legal team of Woyome was studying the statement
by Martin Amidu and should be expected to issue a response.
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