Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), says former Attorney General Martin Amidu's position to wage relentless war on corruption, justifies his position on how to deal with corruption in the country.
On October 31, 2016, however, Attorney General Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong went to court seeking to discontinue the case it filed about some weeks ago.
Convinced that government is not committed to retrieve the amount because of Mr. Woyome’s ties with the NDC, Mr. Amidu applied to the court to allow him to orally examine Woyome.
Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu
Mr Amidu had earlier told the Court that an opportunity to question the businessman will unravel how Mr Woyome spent the money paid him by government in 2010 for no work done.
The Supreme Court granted Martin Amidu's request to orally examine the businessman.
Dr Nduom in a statement said, "The Citizen Vigilante has assumed what can be described as a de-facto Independent Prosecutor/Counsel in the State versus Woyome case."
He added that "the Attorney General who should be acting in that stead is refusing to retrieve that colossal amount from Mr Woyome."
Below is Dr Nduom's statement:
Today former Attorney General, Martin Alamisi Amidu is justifting Dr Nduom’s position on how to deal with corruption in the country. The Citizen Vigilante has assumed what can be described as a de-facto Independent Prosecutor/Counsel in the State versus Woyome case. The celebrated lawyer is granted permission by the Supreme Court to cross-examine Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome on why he (Woyome) should refund to the State GH52 million as ordered by the Supreme Court.
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