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I will take a second look at Woyome case - Gloria Akuffo

Appearing before the Appointments Committee of parliament for vetting on Saturday, January 21, Ms Akuffo said if, given the nod, Mr Woyome’s file would be reviewed in order to find a way forward for the case.

 

The Supreme Court has ordered Mr Woyome to refund GHS51.2 million to the state.

The court stated that Mr Woyome got the money out of an invalid contract between the state and Waterville Holdings Limited in 2006 for the construction of stadia for CAN 2008.

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But the outgone National Democratic Congress (NDC) government was not able to retrieve the money from the businessman before leaving office.

“As I understand it, judgment has been entered for the refund of the money. Efforts to recover the money have been inundated with many applications. My understanding is that the execution process has been soiled with all these processes.

"I will go to office and look [but] that is why I said at the beginning that I cannot make a categorical undertaking that if you give me approval tomorrow, I can recover the money because this is a matter which is subject to litigation. I can only say that when I get there I’ll study the file and see how quickly we can recover the money,” she stated.

“I will put my best foot forward and that when I get to that office I will look at the matter and do what is best in the circumstances,” she assured.

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