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[I] Goldman Sachs staff revolt at ‘98-hour week’
[I] Over half of staff go back to workplace
[I] Health chiefs confirm Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab safe to use
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[S] Ambassador Lutterodt charges GOC prez to tackle Martha Bissah issue
[S] Ben Nunoo-Mensah hits ground running for GOC
[S] Black Stars to Engage Uzbekistan In International Friendly
[N] House of Chiefs calls for collaboration with MMDCEs for development
[N] Baby Harvesting: More suspects picked
[N] Police pledge commitment to bringing Sheikh Maikano’s murderers to book
[B] ARB Apex Bank admitted to Ghana-Sweden Chamber of Commerce
[N] Desist from starting race ahead of time - Obiri Boahen to NPP presidential
[N] Gov’t announces construction of five interchanges in Ashanti
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[N] Staff working on Tamale interchange call off strike
[N] Newly proposed taxes a huge hindrance to businesses’ recovery
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2021-03-17

[S] First GFA safety and security seminar takes place today
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[N] Eastern Regional Hospital detains 246 patients for non-settlement of bills
[N] COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana: 1,000 reports received on adverse effects
[N] Ignore reports of rift between local, foreign staff at AfCFTA secretariat – Govt
[N] Remain calm, support our leadership in Parliament – NDC Council of Elders
[N] Ghana hasn’t recorded any case of blood clots from COVID-19 vaccination – FDA
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[B] Budget cuts for legislature, judiciary won’t be entertained – Speaker
[I] Half of UK managers back mandatory Covid vaccines for office work
[I] Brussels to propose Covid certificate to allow EU-wide travel

2021-03-16

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[ 2014-04-25 ]

Nana Addo, Gloria Akufo commended...
The Judgment Debt Commission last Wednesday heard
how former Attorney-General Nana Akufo-Addo and
his Deputy Glo­ria Akufo worked to prevent the
pay­ment of huge sums of money to Construction
Pioneers (CP).

David Kwabena Ofosu-Dorte, Senior Partner of
Gen­eral Law Consult, now AB & David Law, whose
firm was engaged as consultants by the Attorney
General, gave mind-blowing testimony about how
Ghana came to owe Construction Pioneers, popularly
called CP, so much.

The Commission of Enquiry was appointed by
Presi­dent John Dramani Mahama after public
uproar over the payments of inordinate payments
termed as judge­ment debts.

Notable among them were payments made to CP (€
94 million) and the never-ending case of GHc 51.2
million parted to the National Democratic Congress
(NDC) financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome.

Mr. Ofosu-Dorte told Sole-Commissioner Jus­tice
Yaw Apau of the Court of Appeal that then
Attorney-General Nana Akufo-Addo and his Deputy
Gloria Akufo must be commended for doing their
best to ensure that CP did not short­change Ghana
in the arbi­tration process.

James Quarshie Factor

He specifically men­tioned Mr. James Quarshie, a
director of special duties at the Min­istry of
Finance who, he said, frequently interfered in the
CP case, adding, "He operated outside the AG's
office and managed to frustrate the process.

"Ms Gloria Akufo is one minister worth
com­mending. She went to court on the basis of
the fact that the MoU the government had signed
with CP had said that the matters should be held
before a court in Ghana. Secondly, together with
Nana Akufo-Addo, they were pursuing parallel
negotiations with CP and that went far.

"To the best of my rec­ollection, at some point,
settlement was done at a figure that I cannot
recall, but it was definitely sev­eral times less
than I have heard in public was paid. The reason
why I say so was that that settlement included the
CP's admis­sion of the set offs.

"Professionally, I think the AG's office, if there
was any job they did well, then it was this CP
case. They were doing a very good job but I am
aware that James Quarshie made their work almost
impossible," Mr. Ofosu- Dorte underscored.

Source - Daily Guide



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