Supreme Court Grants Amidu Permission For Woyome Oral Examination

The Supreme Court has granted Martin Lamisi Amidu leave to examine Businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome towards the retrieval of the 51 million Cedis judgment debt paid him. 

The Court has accordingly ordered Mr. Woyome to appear before it on the 24th of this month to be examined orally under oath by Mr. Amidu. 

Mr. Amidu filed a motion praying the court to allow him cross examine Mr. Woyome in a bid to retrieve the 51 million Cedis judgment debt from him as ordered by the Supreme Court two years ago. 

His action comes in the wake of the Attorney General's decision not to pursue the case further. 

The Court held that it has taken the decision in view of the colossal amount involved and the fact that the Attorney General has failed to execute the judgment of the court since 2014 for the refund of the money from Mr. Woyome. 

According to the Supreme Court, Mr. Amidu's action towards the execution of the judgment will benefit the entire citizens and not for his direct benefit. 

The court also held that the execution motion before it had been struck out following the AG's decision to discontinue with the case. 

Therefore, Mr. Amidu who initiated the case against Mr. Woyome is empowered by the Constitution to execute the Supreme Court's judgment for a refund. 

The court also struck out some paragraphs in the affidavit of Mr. Amidu because he failed to disclose his sources and those paragraphs cannot also be proved. 



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