CAN 2008 Judgment Debt Saga (Part 2)

What

Akufo-Addo, Osafo Marfo Told Kufour In Akosombo

By: Winson V.A.

Addotey

The controversies

surrounding the African Cup of Nations (CAN) 2008 judgment debt, which was a

huge financial loss to Ghana by former President Kufour and his henchmen, appears

to be endless as there are more startling revelations unveiling.

Credible reports reaching the Crystal

Clear Lens have it that Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, the torchbearer

of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Mr. Osafo Marfo, former

Education and Sports Minister are burning with anger against Mr. Kufour because

he (Kufour) snubbed them when they advised him against his decision to

arbitrarily abrogate the Alfred Agbesi Woyome contract during one of their

cabinet meetings at Akosombo in the Eastern Region.

The

reports at our disposal from deep throat sources within the NPP is that Akufo-Addo

and Mr. Osafo Marfo, who understood

the implications of aborting the contract to Mr Woyome told Mr. Kufour not to

carry out his intention of breaking a statue law by denying Woyome the contract

but he called a bluff of them.

It

would be recalled that Consular Woyome has been paid GH¢58 million as judgment

debt by the order of the High Court of Justice in Accra in relation to the unfair

abrogation of his contract to the rehabilitation and construction of the four

stadia ahead of the CAN 2008.

The

Court, Commercial Division, which was presided over Justice I. O. Tanko Amadu, ruled

that it was unlawful for the state to abrogate a contract, which Consular

Woyome’ company had rightfully bided and won, and rather awarded it to a

Chinese company that did not bid for it; therefore the state ought to pay him

the amount in question.

But,

the ruling has run into serious political controversies, especially due to the amount

involved. So far, sections of the public have called for the head of Ex-President

Kufour and his cohorts who deliberately snubed a law under which Mr. Woyome was

awarded the contract.

Already,

a legal luminary, Chris A-Ackumme, has sued in Court the trio, Kufour, Kwodwo

Mipani, for Chief of Staff; Dr. Kofi Amoah, former Chairman of the Local

Organising Committee for CAN 2008, for causing financial loss to the state. His

reason is that the court should declare the trio solely responsible for the

loss to the state.

However,

the President, John Evans Atta Mills, has directed the Economic Organised Crime

Office (EOCO) to investigate wider the circumstances leading to the loss of

huge money to the state. He also ordered the EOCO to make public all beneficiaries

of the judgment debts since his administration came into office.

From

all indications, the issue did go down well with some of the top shots in the

NPP, particularly the Akufo-Addo and Osafo Marfo, who earlier angrily warned

Kufour against the move.

According

to our sources, Mr. Osafo Marfo, who was the sector Minister at that time did

kicked against Kufour’s action vehemently, but his boss (Kufour) did not budge.

But, he has pressed his wiliness to cooperate with the EOCO to free himself

from the any legal prosecution thereof.

Unfortunately,

there are documents that indicate that the former Minister, who was also the

Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, may be implicated in the whole

transaction.

On

the other hand, Akufo-Addo is traumatized and trembling by the whole matter

considering the fact that he foresaw long ago the trouble and advised his archrival,

Kufour, to drop the decision.

Read

in our next edition the decision Akufo-Addo has taken now against Kufour to forestall

further problems.

Source:

The Crystal Clear Lens

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Who Is Martin Amidu Pleasing In Gov’t?

Who Is Deceiving Him With Vice

Presidential Slot?

This Man Deserves A Sack Immediately

Ghanaians,

particularly the ranks and file of the ruling National Democratic Congress

(NDC) are disappointed in Hon Martin Amidu, the Attorney-General and Minister

for Justice for happily choosing the path of darkness instead of light that

gives hopes and aspirations.

It

is undeniable fact that the NDC represents light because it is sensitive to the

needs of

humanity, whilst the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) represents nothing

but the dark and demonic forces of evil, hence their unsatiable quest for power

through blood shed.

It

is against these backdrops that any individual or a group of individuals who

associate with the NPP by way of agreement to assist each other is definitely

not different from the common characteristics the NPP bears.

We

are aware there are people in the NDC, who inter alia, claiming they are the

kingmakers of the party now, who have entered into evil agreements with the

criminals in the NPP that in the unlikely event that the NPP wins the next

elections they should not, be prosecuted.

This

is a factor among other factors that despite the looting and thievery that

Ghanaians have witnessed under NPP 8 years administration, no single person has

been jailed.

To

buttress this point, it took courage and tenacity of purpose to sue former

President Kufour and his men, because there were powerful forces, which kicked

against the move. They felt the decision would jeopardize their commitments

with the criminals in the NPP.

The

Ga lands the NPP have stolen; the Ghana@50 probe, the Ya-Na killings, the Issah

Mobilla killing, the missing 77 parcels of cocaine, the cocaine turning into

‘kokonte’ power at the Police Headquarters and many other crimes these bandits

have committed to against our dear nation Ghana.

At

the early stage, many of us were of the view that Hon Betty Mould-Iddrisu was

whelmed by the huge criminal cases she had to handle and the high profile

personalities involved; therefore we needed a more experienced brain, Hon

Amidu, to handle the cases.

A

lot of Ghanaians including some of us did lobbied and clamoured for Mr. Amidu

in that he had worked in the A-G Department as State Attorney for a very long

time and he had had in-depth knowledge about the nitty-gritty of the

place.

Little

did we know that he will be a disaster and embarrassment to us all.

Instead of the A-G committing his energy to the works President Mills

has assigned him, he chose to please some selfish and greedy people in the

party.

Who is promising Hon Amidu a

presidential candidate in the party?

We have stumbled upon some

ridiculous memo purported to be issued by the AG instructing some people to

seek for information elsewhere rather than his place.

How on earth should he involve civil

servants in our party affairs when some of these guys are agents of the NPP? It

is not surprising that the memo he has written almost everyone at the A-G

Department has it.

It will be a political suicidal to allow Mr. Amidu to stay.