We Presented Petition To Security Man At CHRAJ- Generational Youth Movement

The Spokesperson for the Generational Youth Movement, a pressure group seeking to bring a closure to the judgment debt paid to Alfred Woyome, a business tycoon and an acclaimed NDC Financier, has reinforced reports that it has filed a formal complaint to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ).

Kingsley Kofi Karikari, Spokesperson for the group, today insisted that the group has petitioned CHRAJ for a thorough investigation into the Woyome judgment debt saga and ensure justice takes its course.

According to him, the Generational Youth Movement smells a rat in the government dealings with Alfred Woyome for the payment of a whooping GHC 58million to him as judgment debt over claims that the erstwhile government under the auspices of former President Kufour short-changed the CAN 2008 Stadium contract it signed with the NDC Financier.

Kingsley Kofi Karikari in an interview with Xfm 95.1 confirmed that the group petitioned the human right investigative body yesterday in what he said was done in the form of handing over a letter to a Security officer present at the CHRAJ premises due to constructional works which were going on at the place.

He was reacting to a report by Daily Post dated January 4, 2012 that “CHRAJ has not received any formal complaint from the so-called Generational Youth Movement.”
The report went further to state that “…it is a palpable lie that the Generational Youth Movement, which to all intents and purposes is a pro-NPP group, has made a complaint to CHRAJ on the matter of the judgment debts.”

But the Spokesperson for the Generational Youth Movement, Kingsley Kofi Karikari, finds the Daily Post’s report outrageous since according to him, it is very vivid the group has appealed to CHRAJ for possible query to be held into the case.

“When we went there yesterday, there were construction works going on there. There was a security man right at the gate and we gave our petition to him; and other people gave theirs to him as well. We will not sit here in Ghana and lie to the people, what do we hope to gain?” Kingsley Karikari explained.

He highlighted that Alfred Woyome including President Mills, the Chief of Staff and then Attorney General Betty Mould Iddrisu have been hauled before CHRAJ for a debrief.

He also revealed that the group petitioned the International Court of Arbitration and Netherlands Justice System for retrieval of an amount of 25 million Euros from Waterville, a company Alfred Woyome worked with.

“We have dedicated lawyers who volunteered to help us. We also petitioned the Netherlands Justice System to help us retrieve this amount”.

The Generational Youth Movement is asking the investigative body to find out what due diligence was done by the President and his cabinet before the ¢58 million was disbursed.

Story by Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/ Xfm 95.1/Accra/Ghana