[ 2016-11-21 ]

Amidu has problems; unseen forces are using him – Woyome
Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome says that former
Attorney General, Martin Amidu has health problems
that was why he has been ranting and chasing him
to refund the GHC51.2million he received as
judgement debt from the state.

According to him, Mr Amidu was being “used by
unseen forces as a weapon against innocent people
and people who are doing very well including the
President of Ghana who is seeking re-election.”

“Martin has a problem, if he wants to challenge
me and everything that I have said, he should go
to court immediately and we will ask the court to
call the appropriate authorities, so that we bring
that thing [health status] and disclose it,
because I’m not going to be the one to disclose
it,” Mr Woyome said at a press conference on
Friday.

Is Amidu’s problem psychological?

“In fact, those using Martin are using him
against himself. That it is why sometimes I feel
restrained to either sue him for defamation or
anything because I understand what is the problem
of Martin. And I don’t want to go on that
tangent. So why do you use such a weapon to fight
in a political season, that weapon is against
himself.”

Asked if he thinks Amidu’s problem was
psychological in nature and whether he was going
to raise an objection to that in court, Mr Woyome
said: “I don’t know.”

“Martin Alamisi Amidu in the same application
that he sent to court made certain averments,
which were not unsubstantiated [sic], some were
lies, pure lies, the court expunged it…. Why is
he doing this? The man can write something
tomorrow again, he will continue writing so
you’ll continue reading it, I have given you a
hint.”

GH¢4million ‘cooked’ cheque

Mr Woyome was not happy that Mr Amidu had referred
to the cheque he [Woyome] issued for GH¢4million
to settle part of the GH¢51.2 million judgement
debt paid to him by the state as fake.

Consequently he organised a press conference to
explain himself last Friday and according to him,
he issued the cheque in the name of the Economic
and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) because he was
not sure who should be the recipient.

“I made the cheque without writing who it is
meant for because I was confused as to who should
be the recipient,” he explained.

Martin has health issues - Woyome

Focusing on Amidu as an anti-corruption crusader,
Mr Woyome said Amidu was very inconsistent.

“Recently in this very court he said several
things against me, several things against the
President and the judge expunged it.

He swore an oath before the Supreme Court and they
expunged it, you know the consequences for that,
and people who know about it don’t even want to
send Martin to jail because he has an issue, I may
also have an issue, everybody may have an issue,
it is not a matter that should be said, five years
I have not said anything about this, nobody has
said anything about it but where he is carrying
the whole thing to, the nation needs to understand
what is happening to Martin.

“I didn’t want to mention and talk about him
but enough of Martin. This is the truth about what
happened that Martin was relinquished of his duty
through sacking.”

"I'd have let this rest but seeing his statement
today, and he is all over blaming the current
government that if opposition government is
elected, they will jail me under Article 2. I
don’t see any law for that.”

Why Amidu was sacked as Minister

Going back into memory lane in 2011, Mr Woyome
said something happened between him [Amidu] and
the President of Ghana then [Prof J.E.A. Mills].
“I’m challenging Martin Amidu to tell
Ghanaians what happened between him and the
President of Ghana.

“First Martin Amidu when the current President
(John Mahama) was chosen as the running mate [in
2008], Martin went haywire. When the election was
won, Martin was giving problems, so they gave him
an office in the Castle to work. When Martin was
in that office, he was still giving troubles, he
felt that he must be the Vice President, so they
said, what do you want?

"They gave him a position in the Interior
Ministry, Martin was still complaining, he
doesn’t get this, foot soldiers are coming to
his office and he doesn’t know what to do and
that it is his right to be the Attorney General of
the Republic of Ghana.”

Woyome continued: “He was giving problems and so
there were some senior members in the party who
felt he must be calmed down, so Aunty Betty (Betty
Mould Iddrisu) was asked to move from Attorney
General to Education and Martin was given that
position.

And since then he felt that anybody who is
Attorney General under the NDC regime, that person
should listen to him [Amidu], he must be the
appointee, everything, they must listen to him. If
you don’t do that, you are in trouble with him.

Amidu attempted to beat Prof Mills - Woyome

“Martin Alamisi Amidu was called by the
President of Ghana during that time because of an
issue concerning his health. And in that meeting
Martin Alamisi Amidu attempted to beat the
President of the Republic of Ghana, so he was
supposed to be sacked.

“Immediately Martin went out and made
accusations that, my colleague Ministers and every
other person are corrupt and that, this and that.

“So the President [Mills] asked him, Mr Martin,
seven days give me proof of those corruptions, or
I sack you. Martin then went and hatched on Alfred
Woyome which he himself is involved and went to
court.

“Fine! I’m ready, the money that was paid me
then, I signed that if there was a problem I’ll
refund it, that is it is on record, so I didn’t
care, let us go. Then he started the media issues.
Seven days arrived and he didn’t prove any
single record and I challenge him to bring the
list of Ministers in the government of Atta Mills
that were corrupt that he said so, you have the
records. He has never proven one.

“So because of that the President sacked him, he
was not sacked because there was any gargantuan
anything there, today I’m speaking to you for
the first time, it is a lie.

Amidu paid Woyome

According to Woyome, it was during Martin Amidu's
tenure as Attorney General that the last tranche
of the money (GH¢14million) was paid. “He
should come and tell Ghanaians why he didn’t
stop it,” he said.

“So if he is saying that unconstitutional and
everything about the Attorney General, he rather
committed the unconstitutional issue and went to
the Supreme Court for interpretation.

Again Martin Amidu on record, the Attorneys send
him memos on this matter and he said, “I cannot
countermand the decision arrived by my
predecessor.

Source - Graphiconline

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