[ 2012-07-18 ]

Alfred Woyome

Osafo Maafo and Woyome lawyer in heated banter over Procurement Law
Former Sports Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo says the
erstwhile New Patriotic Party government borrowed
an amount of 50 million dollars from Barclays bank
to complete the building of three stadia for the
CAN 2008 finals.

The rest of the funding for the project came from
the consolidated fund.

He was testifying at the controversial judgment
debt saga involving National Democratic Congress
financier Alfred Woyome.

According to him, Waterville which was contracted
to raise funds for the projects failed to do so.

Osafo Maafo said in failing to provide the
financial engineering, the breached clause 17 of
the Memorandum of Understanding signed with
government.

Chief State Attorney Cynthia Lamptey asked the
former Sports Minister if government received any
funding from outside for the construction and
rehabilitation of all stadia for Can 2008 but
Osafo Maafo said no.

But Counsel for Alfred Woyome in his cross
examination said the then government aborted the
procurement law in awarding the contract to
Chinese company, Shangai for the construction of
the stadia.

According to Sarfo Boabeng cabinet appeared to
have committed an illegality in 2005 by not
allowing the Procurement process to take effect.

It is his conviction that the Procurement Process
had been exhausted Vamed and M-powapak would have
fulfilled their side of the contract.

Joy News’ Sammy Darko reported the issue about the
procurement process provoked heated banter between
Maafo and Buabeng.

The trial judge John Ajet-Nasam had to step in to
end proceedings.

The case has been adjourned to 23 July for
continuation of cross examination.

Source - Joy News

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