GHC51.2m judgement debt: Woyome begs government for negotiations

The embattled businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, says he is ready to sit down with government to agree on terms to repay the GH¢51.2 million debt he owes the State after two recent rulings by African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha,Tanzania and Supreme Court of Ghana against him.

“It will not be a difficult task for me…If I have to go for a loan fine. I am ready to sit with government for us to agree on how the money will be repaid”, Mr. Woyome expressed his readiness to repay the amount owed the state in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.com and urged all his supporters not to bastardize the judiciary for any reason.

According to him, he has started paying part of the money to government therefore will find other means to settle the rest of the amount as a good citizen of Ghana.

“I am a good citizen and law abiding. I will make sure that whatever the African Court the government will comply and work with it”, Mr. Woyome assured.

Mr. Woyome applied to the Continental Court arguing that his human rights were being trampled upon by Ghana in relation to the case in which he sued Ghana for abrogating a financial engineering services contract and was paid GH¢51.2million.

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, presided over by Honourable Lady Justice Tujlani Rose Chizumil, last Friday, 28 June 2019 ruled that “The court finds that the applicant’s rights to nondiscrimination, his right to equality before the law and to equal protection of law as guaranteed under Articles 2 and 3 of the Charter were not violated by the respondent.

The court notes that since no violation has been established, the issue of reparation does not arise. Consequently, the applicant’s prayers for reparation is dismissed.”