Court ruling on Woyome's application to halt oral examination set for July 4

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 rule on an application filed by business man, Alfred Agbesi Woyome seeking to temporarily halt his oral examination by the Attorney General (AG).

Mr. Woyome had been ordered by the Supreme Court to appear before it today [Thursday, June 29, 2017] to be orally examined by the AG in respect to the Gh¢51.2 million judgement debt. 

The order, granted by Justice A.A Benin, sitting as sole judge, was in relation to a motion filed by the AG on May 17, 2017, praying the court to impose a ‘charging order' on all the shares owned by the businessman. 

Some shares of Mr. Woyome affected by the court order include those in Anator Holding Company Limited, AAW Management Consulting Services Limited, Green Township Security Services Company Limited, Anator Construction Company Limited, Woyome Brothers International Limited and Stewise Anator Company Limited. 

The rest are Stewise Shopping Company Limited, Green Townships and Industrial Parks Development Company Limited, Anator Power Company Limited, Green Townships (GH) Company Limited and Special Economic Zone International Trading Company Limited. 

At the sitting today, Ken Anku, lead counsel for Woyome argued that the examination be put on hold as they had filed for a review of Justice Benin's decision.

Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame however opposed the argument as posited by Ken Anku, describing it as a deliberate move to delay the process.

He argued that the provision cited by Woyome does not apply since the State is merely attempting to enforce an earlier judgement of the same court.