Court Adjourns woyome' judgements dept case

Commercial Court in Accra has adjourned the suit filed by the Attorney General against the judgement debt awarded NDC financier Alfred Agbesi Woyome to February 14.

The Attorney General last month filed a suit at the Commercial Court to challenge payment made to Alfred Woyome as a result a judgment debt he won.

But the Minister of Justice and Attorney General Martin Amidu who was in court on Monday pleaded with the trial judge to adjourn the case after raising an issue that he has filed an amendment statement to amend his earlier writ and claims.

According to Joy News Editor, Sampson Lardy Ayenini, lawyers for Alfred Woyome who felt the case has unduly been delayed asked the court to award cost against the A-G.

But the judge stepped in to indicate that the submission is incorrect; he observed that the delay was not at the instance of the Attorney General.

The judge further explained that the case was delayed because both parties had informed the court that they had decided to to settle the case out of court.

Sampson Ayenini who has been following the case reports that the Attorney General told him in an interview, after the adjournment, that "fundamental constitutional issues" have been discovered by his outfit with respect to the whole saga.

He gathered that the A-G would seek to challenge how the company led by Mr Woyome managed to secure such a huge contract with the government without parliamentary approval.

Also the capacity of Alfred Woyome to bring a suit against the state would also be considered, A-G Martin Amidu hinted.