I read the Ghana News Agency (GNA) reportage of the adjournment of the case of Daivid Kwadzo Ametefe v (1). The Attorney General and (2). Martin Alamisi Amidu which had been listed for the hearing of two applications in relation to the Writ of Summons and Statement of Case filed on 23rd November 2016 at … Read more
Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, says the result of the just ended general elections shows that Ghanaians voted against the propaganda use of the state-owned media. “Ghanaians voted against the propaganda use of the state-owned media by ignoring all those false and fake news stories published about opponents of the incumbent Government, contrary to the … Read more
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) election 2016 victory was, among other things, a vote against biased reportage from state-owned media houses, former Attorney General Martin Amidu has said. Mr. Amidu in an article opined that the state-owned media could not continue in the “old style” of being the mouthpiece of a government as opposed to … Read more
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) election 2016 victory was, among other things, a vote against biased reportage from state-owned media houses, former Attorney General Martin Amidu has said. Mr. Amidu in an article opined that the state-owned media could not continue in the “old style” of being the mouthpiece of a government as opposed to … Read more
I heard Alfred Agbesi Woyome, accuse me on Citi News on 24th November 2016 at the 5.30 pm news of having ordered or authorized the Ministry of Finance to pay him part of the GHC51.2million unconstitutionally looted by the incumbent Government for Woyome. I also heard him allege that I ordered or authorized a September … Read more
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Martin Alamisi Amidu has pointed out that the only constitutional means for Ghanaians to retrieve the GH¢51.2 million judgement debt from businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome is to vote the current government out on December 7, 2016. He said he, as an individual, is resorting to the law courts … Read more
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has said he had no hand in the GHS51.2million judgment debt payment made to businessman Alfred Woyome, which the Supreme Court has ruled must be refunded to the state because it was ill-gotten. Mr Amidu, in a statement, said contrary to recent claims by Mr Woyome that he (Mr Amidu) … Read more
Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has said businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is exhibiting symptoms of “mental exhaustion and frustration” hence his constant and unrestrained outbursts in the media. In his recent Citi News interview, Mr. Woyome, who is at the center of the 51 million Cedis judgment debt, accused Mr. Amidu, the former AG, of … Read more
Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has said businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is exhibiting symptoms of “mental exhaustion and frustration” hence his constant and unrestrained outbursts in the media. In his recent Citi News interview, Mr. Woyome, who is at the center of the 51 million Cedis judgment debt, accused Mr. Amidu, the former AG, of ordering … Read more
I have never been a “damn big liar” in the action I commenced in the Supreme Court on 22nd June 2012 in the case of Martin Alamisi Amidu v (1) Attorney General (2) Waterville Holding Company Limited (BVI) (3) Austro-Invest Management Services Limited, and (4) Alfred Agbesi Woyome or in any application I have made … Read more
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Mr Martin Amidu has hit back at the Minister of Communications Dr Edward Omane Boamah for describing him as damn big liar. In his latest article, he said” the cabinet Minister is reported to have insisted that: “Mr. Amidu lied when he claimed that the Attorney General’s firm … Read more
Today, spurred on by agitations from the public who are protesting against the lack of probity, accountability and transparency on the part of the Government in purporting to discontinue the Government’s application and consequential order granted by the Supreme Court on 19th October 2016 (ordering Alfred Agbesi Woyome to appear before the Court on Thursday … Read more
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Martin Alamisi Amidu says he has filed for leave at the Supreme Court to be allowed on Thursday, November 10 to examine businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome. He says the recent application of government to discontinue examination of Mr Woyome is another move “to deceive the public and obstruct … Read more
Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has alleged that the current Attorney General (AG), Marietta Brew Appiah Oppong, withdrew her application to examine embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome over the GHC51 million judgement debt saga, because President Mahama personally gave an order. Mr. Amidu in a statement copied to citifmonline.com after filing an application at the … Read more
EC has a voluntary choice to go to the Supreme Court In what appears to be an immediate press release issued on the evening of 31st October 2016 the Electoral Commission stated that it has today filed an application at the Supreme Court to quash the High Court decision in Republic v Mrs. Charlotte Osei … Read more
In what appears to be an immediate press release issued on the evening of 31st October 2016 the Electoral Commission stated that it has today filed an application at the Supreme Court to quash the High Court decision in Republic v Mrs. Charlotte Osei and the Electoral Commission; Ex Party Papa Kwesi Nduom, 28th October … Read more
The closeness of the December 7 polls “should have informed how pragmatic” the court battles between the Electoral Commission and the disqualified presidential nominees “should have been handled after the ruling of the High Court” in favour of Dr Papa Kwesi Nduomof the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has said. “That … Read more
A former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Martin Amidu has tasked the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, to take full responsibility for the possible consequences that might arise from the commission’s decision to challenge the ruling in favour of Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, the presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party. Following … Read more
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has charged the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei to take full responsibility for possible consequences of her decision to go to the Supreme Court may have on the Ghana’s December 7 election. The EC said on Monday that it has initiated processes at the Supreme Court to quash … Read more
The decision of Mr. Justice Eric Kyei Baffour of the Commercial Division of the High Court, Accra, in the case of the Republic v Charlotte Osei and the Electoral Commission, Ex Parte Nduom, 28th October 2016, will forever remain a testimony to the resilience of Ghanaian jurisprudence to curb impunity, arbitrariness, abuse of power and … Read more