Alfred Agbesi Woyome
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Alfred Agbesi Woyome (born January 22, 1965) is a Ghanaian businessman and a former Honorary Vice Consul of Austria to Ghana and a leading member of the National Democratic Congress.{{cite web | url=http://www.dailyguideghana.com/bombshell-i-gave-a-g-1m-says-woyome/ | title=Bombshell! ‘I Gave A-G $1m’ …Says Woyome | publisher=Daily Guide | accessdate=18 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318230513/http://www.dailyguideghana.com/bombshell-i-gave-a-g-1m-says-woyome/ | archive-date=2015-03-18 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201202/80996.php | title=Woyometically: The man Woyome | publisher=Myjoyonline | accessdate=18 March 2015 | author=Mensah Evans | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123650/http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201202/80996.php | archive-date=2 April 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }} He is best known for the Woyomegate scandal.
Education
Woyome is an alumnus of Bishop Herman College in Kpando in the Volta Region of Ghana where he had his secondary education.
Woyomegate scandal
In 2009, Mr. Woyome received an illegal judgment debt payment of GH¢51.2 million from the government of Ghana for his purported role in securing funds for the construction of stadia for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2008). Initially, Woyome claimed compensation due to an alleged breach of contract by the then Kufuor administration; however, the payment was later sanctioned under President John Atta Mills. The scandal escalated when former Attorney General Martin Amidu challenged the payment's legality, leading to a Supreme Court ruling in 2014 that declared the payment unconstitutional, ordering Woyome to refund the money. Despite this, recovery efforts have been mired in legal battles, with Woyome attempting international arbitration and facing numerous property seizures.
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