Publish the list of the beneficiaries of the debt of a judgment – The claims of the minorities

The finance minister said that in total, they had no choice but to pay 42% of the debt, or about 94 million euros a year, because of the garnishment of our accounts and renegotiations held.

This answered a question from Mion MP Mohammed Abdul-Aziz, who asked the Minister of Finance how much the government had paid the debt in judgment from January 2017 to date.

Mr. Ofori Atta further explained that the government's strategy of renegotiating most of these default judgments resulted in state savings of more than € 200 million.

Minister of Finance Ken Ofori Atta

"For example, in one case we managed to save 90 million euros to the taxpayer through negotiations. In another case, we negotiated savings of 130 million euros on a claim of more than 180 million euros, "he revealed.

The debts were incurred as a result of orders issued by courts for non-compliance of contracts, mainly compensation for bodily injury and acquisitions, which can not be ignored.

The judgment debt paid to Martin Amidu?

However, the minority described the minister's response as unsatisfactory. Opposition NDC members said the answers lacked detailed information to enable them to debate the issue in an informed manner.

Finance spokesman Ato Forson, also a member of the Central Region Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam constituency, asked if the beneficiaries included companies such as Bankswitch, McDan Ltd, and former Attorney General Martin Amidu, who is now the special prosecutor.

In 2018, President Akufo-Addo appointed Martin Amidu (right) as Ghana's first special prosecutor.

Mr. Amidu, who alone had led the crusade against the state that was paying $ 51 million to businessman Alfred Woyome in the absence of judgment, had brought an action for damages for "his dismissal President John Atta Mills' government in 2012.

In the case of Bankswitch Ghana Limited, which, according to Mr Forson, had received a payment of 80 million euros for the legal debt, 286 million euros had already been paid before leaving the office. of the NDC, after the company was successful against the state.

This amount represents the exact amount owed to the company in default of judgment, said the former Assistant Minister of Finance to Evans Mensah, in Top Story on Joy FM, Friday.

Casiel Ato Forson

"So, for someone to go out there and pay more than 80 million euros … it's important for us to be aware of that," he said.

But "unfortunately, he has not been able to provide us with this information," he said.

— Myjoyonline