AG fails to defend state over GHc10m judgment debt

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Zombie Killer 12 years ago

AG department is politically manipulated by NDC,mills and Mahama

AG department is politically manipulated by NDC,mills and Mahama
Frank Agyena-Karikari 12 years ago

AG 's department is full of shit. They are killing Ghana and some of them should be made to face some investigations and possible incarceration.

AG 's department is full of shit. They are killing Ghana and some of them should be made to face some investigations and possible incarceration.
Gye Nyame 12 years ago

Why is JJ mute with all these kuluulu going on - where is the probity and accountabilty? I guess JJ is receiving his big bucks from Mahama now so he is quietly enjoying his money.

Why is JJ mute with all these kuluulu going on - where is the probity and accountabilty? I guess JJ is receiving his big bucks from Mahama now so he is quietly enjoying his money.
Vuvuzela 12 years ago

When he opens his mouth, hell breaks loose on him; leave him alone in his peace.

When he opens his mouth, hell breaks loose on him; leave him alone in his peace.
Zombie Killer 12 years ago

JJ has been preaching corruption in the Mahama administration,,you don't live in Ghana or you live under a rock?

JJ has been preaching corruption in the Mahama administration,,you don't live in Ghana or you live under a rock?
Vuvuzela 12 years ago

What do you mean "preaching corruption"? Talking about/against corruption? Or your post is not to mine?

What do you mean "preaching corruption"? Talking about/against corruption? Or your post is not to mine?
OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

Source: Daily Guide...

All of a sudden nonentities want to portray to the world how close they were to the late President.

Those who had to chat with him for one hour everyday, those Deputy Ministers who had to call him ...
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Source: Daily Guide...

All of a sudden nonentities want to portray to the world how close they were to the late President.

Those who had to chat with him for one hour everyday, those Deputy Ministers who had to call him every morning before the man could even brush his teeth, and still those who would be called to the Castle by the late President to express his appreciation for job well done after they had gone to insult political opponents in the media on his behalf. Shameless id.iots raising their egos..
kutunpofo 12 years ago

It seems to me that all these penny-half-penny lawyers languishing in the Attorney Generals Dept were trained either by Prof Mills or Tsatsu Tsikata.

They are either too corrupt or too stupid to handle any case on behalf o ...
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It seems to me that all these penny-half-penny lawyers languishing in the Attorney Generals Dept were trained either by Prof Mills or Tsatsu Tsikata.

They are either too corrupt or too stupid to handle any case on behalf of the state properly. They are even incapable of producing official documents to the Commissioner of Judgment Debts to examine.

The myth surrounding the saying, "learned friend has been demolished for good. Today we all now know that lawyers at the supposedly highest levels are all dimwits and small-time thieves themselves.

I think in all honesty that the Ghana law School should be abolished forthwith to avoid further disgrace to the country.
Truth Hurts 12 years ago

So it means Kiffour on his crooks gave such monies?So why ask the NDC for answers?

So it means Kiffour on his crooks gave such monies?So why ask the NDC for answers?
Mama Tula 12 years ago

With all these revelations coming from the Commission about how the AG's Department has neglected defending most of these judgement debts, it is time we change the name Attorney General's Dept. to "The Department of Confusion ...
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With all these revelations coming from the Commission about how the AG's Department has neglected defending most of these judgement debts, it is time we change the name Attorney General's Dept. to "The Department of Confusion and Up-Side Down". It is really pathetic to be reading such such articles about a deapartment which is supposed to defend the Government domestically and Internationally to perform so poorly.

Old Dirty Bastard 12 years ago

What do you expect from corrupt Ashanti criminals?

What do you expect from corrupt Ashanti criminals?
Zombie Killer 12 years ago

National Chobo party ..YENKYENDIfup nkoaa

National Chobo party ..YENKYENDIfup nkoaa
SULE 12 years ago

Indeed, Ghana under this NDC gov't led by John Mahama has caused havoc to our socio-economic development. This is profusely criminal and monumentally mindboggling, all happening under the very nose of Betty Mould and the Pres ...
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Indeed, Ghana under this NDC gov't led by John Mahama has caused havoc to our socio-economic development. This is profusely criminal and monumentally mindboggling, all happening under the very nose of Betty Mould and the Presidency. How can corruption become so rife and sanctioned under the NDC gov't led by the Mills-Mahama-Amissah Arthur administration like breathing in air?
Sappey-Agboh, Atsiame - Avenorpeme 12 years ago

What's the import of this reportage? If Mr Osei Danquah was paid judgement debt in 2008, was Mrs Betty Mould the AG? Stupid semi-literates parading as journalists.

What's the import of this reportage? If Mr Osei Danquah was paid judgement debt in 2008, was Mrs Betty Mould the AG? Stupid semi-literates parading as journalists.
Nana Yaw 12 years ago

Probe every dime and nickel paid to any so called judgement debt from 1996. Any one found guilty must be made to face the law!!!

Probe every dime and nickel paid to any so called judgement debt from 1996. Any one found guilty must be made to face the law!!!
PALMWINE SELLER 12 years ago

WHAT LAW ? THERE IS NO LAW IN GHANA THAT WORKS ITS ONLY TALK TALK ALL THE TIME THE PARTY NDC IS HERE TO DISTROY GHANA.

WHAT LAW ? THERE IS NO LAW IN GHANA THAT WORKS ITS ONLY TALK TALK ALL THE TIME THE PARTY NDC IS HERE TO DISTROY GHANA.
Abeeku Mensah 12 years ago

This report seems to list events that took place under the mighty, do no evil, saint John A. Kufour. As such the critics and zealots who are always ready to call out the NDC for their foibles have become dumb deaf and mute wi ...
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This report seems to list events that took place under the mighty, do no evil, saint John A. Kufour. As such the critics and zealots who are always ready to call out the NDC for their foibles have become dumb deaf and mute with their partisan crap. Hypocrites indeed
Vuvuzela 12 years ago

Yeah, I can't have put it better! That is Ghana for you.

Your posts, like those of a few, are always very reasonable. You really understand the political landscape.

Yeah, I can't have put it better! That is Ghana for you.

Your posts, like those of a few, are always very reasonable. You really understand the political landscape.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 12 years ago

But Jerry himself was also not a saint. Many in his government and himself were as corrupt as the word corrupt would mean. The grabbing of property, using false documentation, taking children and family members outside the co ...
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But Jerry himself was also not a saint. Many in his government and himself were as corrupt as the word corrupt would mean. The grabbing of property, using false documentation, taking children and family members outside the country on dubious scholarship, selling of state owned enterprise to cronies among all other vices were prevalent during the time of Jerry. This does not mean they did not happen under Kuffour and Mills and presently under Mahama's rule but let us stop portraying Jerry as a kind of Saint. He was himself somewhere along the line neck deep in corruption. He wanted his word to always be law. That is why he felt apart with his deepest allies, including Kwasi Botchway and Kojo Tsikata. Sometimes, for political expediency, and opportunity, he used the foot soldiers, pretending to protect their interests. In many instances, he preached virtues and practiced vice. Well, that is the nature of many African politicians.
Vuvuzela 12 years ago

Does it make sense to you that Jerry Rawlings would ask the Queen of England during her visit to Ghana to help him combat corruption in his government? Well, he did! That showed his frustration about how he couldn't fight cor ...
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Does it make sense to you that Jerry Rawlings would ask the Queen of England during her visit to Ghana to help him combat corruption in his government? Well, he did! That showed his frustration about how he couldn't fight corruption in his government.

So no one says JJR is a saint either. At least he admitted there was corruption in his government and later said, standing on the fence as civilian he saw how his trusted men undermined him and in that is retrospect, he should have looked somewhere else.

Kufuor actually asked people to report to the police if the identified cases of corruption in his government while reiterating corruption started from Adam. There's a big difference between the two.

Vuvuzela 12 years ago

The line should read, "... and that in retrospect, he should have..."

I should add, Rawlings and we all know the Queen of England cannot help us curb corruption. But that singular effort by Rawlings at least acknowledges h ...
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The line should read, "... and that in retrospect, he should have..."

I should add, Rawlings and we all know the Queen of England cannot help us curb corruption. But that singular effort by Rawlings at least acknowledges how important he thought the problem was within his government.
Ananta_Hene 12 years ago

Who was a Dep Atty-General in the K4 administration was on full throttle defending lawyers at the AG`s department. How may times have we not heard about low profile cases being referred to the AG`s head office for further adv ...
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Who was a Dep Atty-General in the K4 administration was on full throttle defending lawyers at the AG`s department. How may times have we not heard about low profile cases being referred to the AG`s head office for further advice? So what are we to make of these fairy tales(ananses3m) we keep hearing from many of these State Attys? How long have these officials, who had been asked to appear,been on notice as to the nature of information required from them? Are we not witnessing this same 'stone-walling' tactics in on-going cases before various courts?
I believe the Judgement Debt Commission has uncovered enoght to cause the Pres mahama to take a bold and decisive action to clean up some of the mess the good people of this country are having to live with. And I think the sooner the better,rather than this constant rtefrain we keep hearing from the presidency about the AG "has been directed" to do this and that! May be the time is 'ripe' for Mahama himself to run the ministry from the Flagstaff House. Enough of this nonsense!
Vuvuzela 12 years ago

The fact is that, Mahama is not the custodian of the law; he can't initiate the arrest of anyone. He can't even direct or advise it. The police or law courts are there and you know they are as corrupt as politicians, finally ...
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The fact is that, Mahama is not the custodian of the law; he can't initiate the arrest of anyone. He can't even direct or advise it. The police or law courts are there and you know they are as corrupt as politicians, finally there's nothing anyone could do.

I am one of those asking the president to jail people and take responsibility of those actions if he intends to be successful as president. But he can really do anything unless he would not mind being branded as a dictator.

I even made allusion to the Senegalese current judicial situation where some Ministers of the former government are jailed while others under investigation of infractions against the law are under travel ban. Actually, the former president's son is in jail even though investigations on him haven't finished.

We in Ghana think we are smart but we aren't really.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 12 years ago

But with the corruption that has been going on and still goes on under the nose of the president, why can't the president declare a state of emergency to investigate corruptions that have engulfed Ghana. That will not be any ...
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But with the corruption that has been going on and still goes on under the nose of the president, why can't the president declare a state of emergency to investigate corruptions that have engulfed Ghana. That will not be any dictatorship. Ghanaians will welcome that but it looks like the government is fully involved also. The only thing we don't want are the Kangaroo courts that were established under Jerry. We want the rule of law.
How do you find the government setting up another committee to review the reports of another committee that the government itself set up. This should let you know the hypocrisy that we have with our politicians. They do the talk but do not walk the walk.
KWAME 12 years ago

are you serious? Mahama? Sit on your ass and wait for paradise....just like how we sat there for whites to loot and destroy our dignity.

are you serious? Mahama? Sit on your ass and wait for paradise....just like how we sat there for whites to loot and destroy our dignity.
Vuvuzela 12 years ago

"According to Helen French, the AG’s department in Kumasi filed to defend, but could not appear before the court to prosecute defends..."

"According to Helen French, the AG’s department in Kumasi filed to defend, but could not appear before the court to prosecute defends..."
btg 12 years ago

You filed but could and would not defend it? Why file then??
Ei? you see big mansions in Ghana and ask yourself why and where people made the money to put them up? Most are from??????????

You guessed it.

You filed but could and would not defend it? Why file then??
Ei? you see big mansions in Ghana and ask yourself why and where people made the money to put them up? Most are from??????????

You guessed it.
OBURUMANKUMA 12 years ago

the present system is not working...

the present system is not working...
Karim 12 years ago

OMG! How can Ghana develop? How can you pay millions of Ghana cedis to someone and turn around to say there are no files? Which bank paid the money? The bank must have records about the payments and who was authrizing the pay ...
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OMG! How can Ghana develop? How can you pay millions of Ghana cedis to someone and turn around to say there are no files? Which bank paid the money? The bank must have records about the payments and who was authrizing the payment.

She indicated to the commission that currently there is scanty information regarding the said case and the main files are not currently available.
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!! 12 years ago

The concern citizens of Ghanaians abroad such as America, Canada, London, Germany, Italy, Australia and Holland, is appealing to the highest court of our country to throw the petitioners foolish and diabolical case that is ha ...
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The concern citizens of Ghanaians abroad such as America, Canada, London, Germany, Italy, Australia and Holland, is appealing to the highest court of our country to throw the petitioners foolish and diabolical case that is hanging on mother Ghana's Neck through the nearest Windows for Ghana to move forward.

KING 12 years ago

Ghana was actually saved by the bell , by firing BETTY MOULD IDDRISU. this useless woman could have collapsed this country. oh God thank you for saving my mother land from the wicked hands of "devil betty"

Ghana was actually saved by the bell , by firing BETTY MOULD IDDRISU. this useless woman could have collapsed this country. oh God thank you for saving my mother land from the wicked hands of "devil betty"
Richard, Kumasi 12 years ago

Why this fixation on 2008? Mischief?? Surely, Betty Mould was not the Attorney General then to have met and negotiated payment? Why do we not stop this 'Equalizaion Mischief' and do things right!!

Why this fixation on 2008? Mischief?? Surely, Betty Mould was not the Attorney General then to have met and negotiated payment? Why do we not stop this 'Equalizaion Mischief' and do things right!!
Asea Ho 12 years ago

The NPP went into dubious contracts to siphon state funds. Thinking they will retain power in 2008. They cleverly tempered with files and created the bases for people to go to court knowing very well that AG will not have eno ...
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The NPP went into dubious contracts to siphon state funds. Thinking they will retain power in 2008. They cleverly tempered with files and created the bases for people to go to court knowing very well that AG will not have enough evidence to defend that case and the claims will be paid. Then they will receive their kickbacks.

It seems the cover was blown on those who failed to give the kickback. Why is it that the "judgment debt of amount GHc1,418, 151.76 (over 10 billion) paid to Henry Osei Danquah [possibly an NPP financier] in the year 2008, which the AG failed to defend" was not reveal by Kennedy Agyapong? The truth of judgment debt is downing on us and thanks to Prez Mahama for setting up the Commission. No wonder NPP opposed the setting up of same.
A concerned Ghanaian 12 years ago

And you people want Ghanaians to take you serious! What credibility do you people have in this country? You call yourselves lawyers, judges and what not! This is the way you are destroying mother Ghana.The time will come when ...
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And you people want Ghanaians to take you serious! What credibility do you people have in this country? You call yourselves lawyers, judges and what not! This is the way you are destroying mother Ghana.The time will come when we shall decend on you thieves and criminals and lynch you and your family members.What kind of nonsense is this? If the chief justice herself is a thief and a nation looter, how much more those under her! The time will surely come.Stupid vultures.
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Dr. med.William Acquah,Germany 12 years ago

All these incompetent state attorneys should be axed immediately!For what are they paid?

All these incompetent state attorneys should be axed immediately!For what are they paid?
mimi 12 years ago

Was Betty Mould the AG in 2006? Politics has clouded pple judgement that they can't even reason. This is a problem that has to be solve devoid of politics.

Was Betty Mould the AG in 2006? Politics has clouded pple judgement that they can't even reason. This is a problem that has to be solve devoid of politics.

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