Founder and leader of the Glorious
Word Power Ministry International Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah has stated
that popular Nigerian pastor and leader of the Synagogue Church of All
Nations T.B. Joshua is in Ghana to help 'rig' the 2016 elections in
favour of president John Dramani Mahama.
Speaking to Good Evening
Ghana's Paul Adom-Otchere, the controversial man of God said among
others that several plans by chair of the Electoral Commission Charlotte
Osei as well as Nigerian pastor T.B Joshua to help president Mahama win
the elections in December will come to not because God is angry with
John Mahama.
Prophet Owusu-Bempah said "There's a man of God from
Nigeria in town, he's here for nothing. The power he came with is too
small, nothing he plans on doing here will work."
"If Ghanaians
make a mistake and allow John Mahama to win this year's elections, the
calamity that will befall the country will be unheard of. Mark it on the
wall. God is angry with Mahama... he has blood on his hands" the
controversial man of God stated.
Isaac Owusu Bempah's comments
come at a time when pastor and leader of the International God's Way
Church Daniel Obinim has indicated that he has the spiritual ability to
rig the country's polls for any party of his choice.
Pressure Group OccupyGhana has
accused the Attorney General of discontinuing a case at the Supreme
Court against businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome in order to protect his
accomplices in the controversial GHc 51 million judgment debt saga.
OccupyGhana
in response has said Woyome would be compelled to disclose how he spent
OUR MONEY, because the answer to that question would reveal the names
of all the persons who benefitted from OUR MONEY.
"There is a
current attempt by the Attorney-General of the Republic of Ghana to
abandon or discontinue the current recovery steps being taken to compel
Alfred Woyome to disclose where his assets are and possibly how he
disbursed the GH₵ 51,000,000 of OUR MONEY, so that it can be returned to
Ghana," the statement read.
The Attorney General’s
Department has filed a notice at the Supreme Court to discontinue a case
it filed about a week ago against businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, in
the controversial GHc51 million judgment debt saga.
The notice
of discontinuance stated that “please take notice that the 1st Defendant
Judgment Creditor [Attorney General] herein has this day [26th Day of
October 2016] discontinued the present application to orally examine the
3rd Defendant Judgment Debtor [Alfred Agesi Woyome] with liberty to
reapply.” Per the earlier notice, the Attorney General would have orally
examined Mr. Woyome on November 10, 2016; a decision pressure group,
OccupyGhana lauded.
Background
Alfred
Woyome was paid ¢51 million after he claimed that he helped Ghana to
raise funds to construct stadia for purposes of hosting the CAN 2008
Nations Cup. However an Auditor General’s report released in 2010, said
the amount was paid illegally to the National Democratic Congress (NDC)
financier.
The Supreme Court in 2014 ordered Mr. Woyome to pay
back ¢51 million fraudulently taken from the state, after Mr. Martin
Amidu, a former Attorney General challenged the legality of the judgment
debt paid the businessman, Waterville, and Isofoton.
Following
delays in retrieving the money, the Supreme Court judges unanimously
granted the Attorney-General clearance to execute the court’s judgment
ordering Mr. Woyome to refund the cash to the state.
Read OccupyGhana's Full Statement Below:
OccupyGhana
is shocked, horrified and disgusted to discover that, as we suspected
and feared, there is a current attempt by the Attorney-General of the
Republic of Ghana to abandon or discontinue the current recovery steps
being taken to compel Alfred Woyome to disclose where his assets are and
possibly how he disbursed the GH₵ 51,000,000 of OUR MONEY, so that it
can be returned to Ghana.
We have seen a “Notice of
Discontinuance” filed by the Attorney-General on 26th October 2016,
“discontinuing the present application to orally examine” Woyome.
It
would be recalled that on 25th October 2016, we issued a statement
pointing to the refreshingly far-reaching order of the Supreme Court
directed at Woyome to appear and testify on his assets.
On the
basis of the application moved and the order given, Woyome would be
compelled by the court to make the following disclosures:
1. Whether there are any debts owing to him,
2. Whether he has any property for satisfying the judgment,
3. Whether he has any other means of satisfying the judgment, and
4. Whether he used the monies paid to him by the Republic of Ghana in any investments within or outside Ghana.
We
can now reveal that we issued that statement because we had heard that
after the order was obtained and served on Woyome, immense pressure was
brought to bear on the Attorney-General’s Department to abandon that
process.
The key concern, we learnt, had to do with Woyome being
compelled to disclose how he spent OUR MONEY, because the answer to
that question would reveal the names of all the persons who benefitted
from OUR MONEY.
What we did not believe at the time was that on
the very next day after our statement, the Attorney-General would so
easily cave in to the pressure and abandon probably the only option left
to Ghana to recover OUR MONEY from Woyome.
It is clear to us
that this Government and its Attorney-General are either scared of
Woyome or do not have the moral courage to pursue him for OUR MONEY.
We
cannot forget that this Government deliberately bungled the civil case
it reluctantly filed to claim the money from Woyome, and secretly paid
the money to him at a time when that case was still pending, and when
the court had allowed the Government to hold on to at least two-thirds
of the money.
We cannot forget that but for the admirable and
sacrificial vigilance and work of Mr. Martin Amidu, Woyome might never
have been compelled to refund OUR MONEY. What we have seen, since that
judgment, is probably the slowest, tardiest and most reluctant
enforcement steps in this history of this nation.
Ghanaians are
now being told that the affluent Woyome, who took and splurged OUR GH₵
51,000,000 as if it was some pocket change, is now broke, has sold all
his assets and there is nothing against which we can recover OUR MONEY.
This
farcical and ludicrous position confirms that this Government has no
interest in recovering OUR MONEY. We suspect that any attempt to trace
those monies would make some persons in this Government very
uncomfortable.
But if the Attorney-General thought that she had
nailed this coffin and kissed OUR MONEY goodbye, she got this wrong;
dead wrong.
Three reasons:
First,
there is no pending application for one to be discontinued. That
application has been moved and granted already. What there is now is a
valid and subsisting order of the Supreme Court, which cannot be
discontinued by any party. Until it is set aside or vacated by the
Supreme Court itself, that order remains. We expect that on 10th
November 2016, Woyome will still show up in court. If he refuses to show
up, the Supreme Court could compel his attendance.
Second,
technically, Woyome is a witness of the court, having been summoned on
the orders of the court. Thus, even if the Attorney-General refuses to
attend the 10th November 2016 proceedings to examine Woyome, the Supreme
Court itself has the power to ask those relevant questions, and Woyome
would be compelled to answer them and provide all the information
required.
Third, and thank God, Mr. Martin Amidu is still alive
and well, and is still a party to the court action. He has every right
to appear in court on 10th November and seek the permission of the court
to examine Woyome, whether the Attorney-General shows up or not.
While
expressing our disgust at this shameful tactic, we are confident that
the Supreme Court, which has proven to be the last bastion in the fight
against corruption, will not let the people of this country down.
Although the Supreme Court may be our last hope, we encourage all
well-meaning Ghanaians to make their voices heard on this.
Ultimately,
we own this nation and elect leaders to serve us. When those leaders
fail us, we need to speak up and compel them by the sheer force of our
existence and convictions, to act. May this be another defining and
watershed moment when the people of Ghana rise up, again and in unison,
to demand that the right thing is done.
We need *OUR MONEY* back. *WE OWE THAT TO POSTERITY!!*
The National Democratic Congress legislator for the Wa Central constituency, Rashid Pelpuo has said President John Maham is not scared of any presidential candidate in the December 7 general elections, not even the flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom.According to him, President Mahama has won the hearts of many Ghanaians with his ‘changing lives, transforming Ghana’ agenda hence would be retained in December 7 to continue his good works.“Actually President Mahama doesn’t have a problem and the NDC doesn’t have a problem with anybody coming on the fray.”“We have done enough for Ghanaians to see and Ghanaians have shown commitment with us. if you see all the people following us and all the comments being made by supporters of NDC and well-wishers, you would see that Ghanaians have grown beyond the fact that people go into the presidential race with ideas which sometimes are not practicable, we are have demonstrated practicability and we have shown that we can do it and is evident for everybody to see. We are not threatened by Dr. Nduom, not NPP, not PNC; we not threatened by anybody at all,” he added.Mr. Pelpuo made the comment on Citi FM’s news analysis programme, The Big Issue when the Progressive People’s Party’s (PPP) victory against the Electoral Commission in court was being discussed.The EC disqualified about 13 presidential nominees from this year’s election citing issues with their nomination forms; a decision some of the political parties are protesting in court.Meanwhile, an Accra High Court which heard the PPP’s case ordered the EC to allow the party to correct errors in their nomination forms.Pelpuo also noted that the PPP’s victory shows that Ghana’s democracy has matured.“Yesterday’s ruling was a landmark ruling that tells about the fact that our courts are working, rule of law is part of our lives and that our democracy is alive and kicking and that at any point in time we can be confident that we have a court to rely on and that when people feel aggrieved by decisions by an arm of government or a constitutional body, they can always appeal and have hearing and sometimes can have their grievances addressed in their favour. So it was a good time for us to celebrate our democracy and to also celebrate our courts,” he added.
The Gyaasehene of Abotoase, Nana
Ansah Asiedu, has appealed to the 2016 presidential candidate of the New
Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to resume the payment of
compensations due them as a result of the construction of the Volta
Lake, which continues to claim their lands.
His request to Nana Akufo-Addo is borne out of the fact that, “President Mahama is already gone. He has lost the elections.”
Nana
Ansah Asiedu made this known when the NPP flagbearer paid a courtesy
call on him at his palace in Abotoase, in the Biakoye constituency, on
Monday, October 24, 2016.
The Abotoase Chief explained that under
the resettlement package, which was instituted by a Legal Instrument
passed by Parliament, “compensation payments commenced under President
Kufuor.
The late President Mills continued with these payments.
However, upon assuming office, President Mahama has decided to stop
paying compensation to us.”
Funds from the resettlement package,
according to Nana Ansah Asiedu, were used in the construction of the
only institution of higher learning in the town, the Aboatse Senior High
and Technical school.
The cessation of payment of compensation to them, he added, has led to the Chiefs and people seeking redress at the courts.
“Maybe,
before he exits power, he will still decide not to pay us compensation.
Nonetheless, he will go (in December). He has no choice but to go. So
we are appealing to you (Nana Akufo-Addo) to resume the payments of
compensation when you come into office in Jamuary 2017 because it is the
means by which some of my people survive,” the Abotoase Chief added.
Source:
peacefmonline.com
Claims that “all Voltarians” belong to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is factually inaccurate, a senior divisional chief of the Peki Traditional area, Togbe Agamela VI has said.According to the chief, some members of the traditional council belong to other parties including the New Patriotic Party (NPP).Addressing the presidential candidate of the NPP, Nana Akufo-Addo, during his tour of the Volta Region, Togbe Agamela VI, said some of them are sympathizers of the NPP and declared his support for Nana Addo.Expressing his gratitude to the chief, Akufo-Addo said the NPP’s call for change was based on the fact that the performance of the NDC government in the last eight years has been nothing but a monumental failure.He accused President John Mahama of supervising unbridled corruption and collapsing all the social intervention programmes initiated by the erstwhile John Agyekum Kufuor administration.“He [Mahama] has been in power for eight years, and in the era of the eight years apart from the Green Book, we don’t really know what else he is really able to do,” Akufo-Addo told the chief and his subjects.“The time, has come for us to put people in office who are cable of ruling this country and leading effective and efficient government so that we can make progress in our country,” he added.He reiterated his pledge to ensure rapid development of the country when voted for come December 7, urging the people to ditch the governing NDC government.
