Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the man at the centre of the GH¢51.2 million judgement debt saga, will today open his defence at the Economic and Financial Division of the Accra High Court.
The embattled National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier has been charged with defrauding by false pretences and causing financial loss to the state in the trial that has been ongoing for more than two years. He obtained a GH¢51.2 million judgement debt payment, but the state contends that the payment was procured fraudulently. He has pleaded not guilty and is currently on bail.
Woyome, had made a false representation in February 2010 that the government of Ghana owed him money for his services of providing financial engineering for the rehabilitation of the Kumasi, Accra and El-Wak stadia, ahead of the 2008 African Cup of Nations.
The submission of ‘no case’ was announced in court in February by Mr Osafo Boabeng, lead counsel for Woyome, immediately after the prosecution, led by Mathew Amponsah, had informed the court that the prosecution had closed its case.
In the submission of 'no case', Woyome had argued that the state had not made out its case against him and, therefore, he had no case to answer.
Immediately after his application was thrown out by the court, Woyome, in an interview with journalists, said the court hearing would be an opportunity for him to tell the public what had happened from the beginning to the end
.Source:://www.ghanatrade.gov.gh
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