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Alfred Agbesi Woyome, a businessman, opposes the General Legal Council’s (GLC) decision to disbar Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh, the Chief State Attorney, for transferring GH¢400,000 into his spouse’s bank account.
Speaking to the media on Friday, February 16, Mr. Woyome emphasized that the state attorney is being victimized and stated that he has never paid and will never pay a bribe.
“I want you to understand one thing that I have been law-abiding in this country. I’ve never given a bribe or taken a bribe because I’ve never been in a government position neither have I benefited from any government money whatsoever in any government,” he said.
After GLC barred Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh from practicing law for obtaining GH¢400,000 from him in 2011, Mr. Woyome made his comments.
Defending the state against a suit filed by Mr. Woyome in 2011, Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh personally oversaw the direct transfer of GH¢400,000 from Mr. Woyome to his wife’s bank account, according to a notice dated January 31, 2024 from the GLC.
Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh was unable to provide a plausible explanation for the GH¢400,000 that had been transferred into his wife’s bank account, according to the GLC.
In light of this, Mr. Woyome claims that the funds were a loan he gave to Mrs. Nerquaye-Tetteh and contends that it is improper to treat the Chief State Attorney unfairly because he has actively contributed to the development of the nation.
“Well, that’s the statement they [GLC] had made and that is the cost for which somebody’s son, somebody’s higher working individual who has worked for all the political parties including Nana Addo and other people.
“He has worked very hard for Ghana and has saved Ghana a lot of money by going outside to fight against judgment debt and winning them. This is what is said when to punish this gentleman for nothing he has done.”
Mr Woyome emphasised that the GLC statement regarding the conduct of Mr Nerquaye-Tetteh is unfortunate, acknowledging that the GLC is a body mandated by statute to regulate the conduct of practicing lawyers, including individuals on the bench.
“But to say anything further I will say that the General Legal Council is not a law court. It’s a civil judicial body which has equivalence to the High Court of Ghana.
“And its decisions can be challenged and its decisions ought to be challenged to make sure that the law and our own freedom and justice, which is the basis on which the Constitution is written, is respected,” he said.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
