See the list of companies who were paid judgement debts by govt between 2017-2022
•
0 likes•9,752 views
The document provides an updated summary of payments made towards judgement debt in Ghana between 2017-2022. It shows that the initial response omitted GH¢175,076,241.17 in payments made between 2017-2018. The summary provides tables with the yearly payments, the initial response amounts, the omitted amounts, and the updated total amounts. It also provides details of specific payments made each year towards judgement debts.
Report
Share
More Related Content
Similar to See the list of companies who were paid judgement debts by govt between 2017-2022
Similar to See the list of companies who were paid judgement debts by govt between 2017-2022 (20)
More from Kweku Zurek
More from Kweku Zurek (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
See the list of companies who were paid judgement debts by govt between 2017-2022
- 1. RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI) UPDATED INFORMATION ON JUDGEMENT DEBT PAYMENT: 2017-2022 AUGUST, 2023
- 2. APPENDIX 2 Following the reconciliation and validation of our records, it emerged that four (4) payments made between 2017 and 2018, amounting to GH¢175, 076,241.17 were inadvertently omitted from our initial response to the request. We have subsequently updated the records. The details are provided below. Appendix 1: provides the summary of the reconciliation of information. Appendix 2: Summary of Updated Information on Payment of Judgement Debt: 2017-2022 Year Cumulated Payments Report to Parliament in 2019 (GH¢) RTI Response to MMG Initial, Sept, 2022 (GH¢) Omitted Payments (GH¢) Updated Total, August, 2023 (GH¢) 2017 54,041,990.41 57,202,751.00 111,244,741.41 2018 35,220,327.22 50,000,000 153,093,817.39 67,023,490.17 850,000.00 2019 283,256,267.45 13,969,796.22 0.00 13,969,796.22 Sub-Total (2017-2019) 283,256,267.45 103,232,113.85 175,076,241.17 278,308,355.02** 2020 18,917,469.26 0.00 18,917,469.26 2021 357,811.00 0.00 357,811.00 2022 2,801,682.24 0.00 2,801,682.24 Cumulative Payment 125,309,076.35 175,076,241.17 300,385,317.52 ** The difference of GH¢4,947,912.43 represents payment of legal fees for services relating to Judgement Debt and other judiciary refunds which we excluded from our initial response because they do not per se constitute Judgement Debt in themselves. The key details are as follows: i. In 2019, the Ministry reported GH¢283,256,267.45 as cumulative Judgment Debt Payments to Parliament. Our Initial response in September, 2022, inadvertently omitted payments of sums shown under ‘updated August, 2023’. ii. The addition of the total payments contained in under ‘initial September, 2022’ to the ‘updated August, 2023’ amounts to GH¢278,308,355.02, which is still GH¢4,947,912.43 less than the figure reported to Parliament in 2019. iii. Our reported payments between 2020 and 2022 remain unchanged.
- 3. APPENDIX 3 APPENDIX 2: UPDATED JUDGEMENT DEBT PAYMENTS FROM 2017 TO 2022 (PAYMENTS MADE IN 2017) S/N DETAILS BENEFICIARY AMOUNT RELEASED (GH¢) 1 Payment of Judgement Debt in favour of Albert Osei Albert Osei 279,412.83 2 Payment of judgement debt to Daniel Nii Quartey and John Addai Daniel Nii Quartey and John Addai 35,300.00 3 Payment of judgement debt in respect of The Republic Vrs. The Commanding Officer, Ghana Air Force, Takoradi Ex- Parte Madam Martha Woode and Another Madam Martha Wood 306,800.00 5 Part payment made to NDK Financial Services Limited NDK Financial Services Limited 29,510,855.06 6 Full and final payment of the ascertained indebtedness to NDK Financial Services Limited NDK Financial Services Limited 20,000,000.00 7 Judgement debt in favour of Moses K. Yeboah Moses K. Yeboah 157,596.91 8 Judgement debt: Asmona Limited vrs. Ministry of Roads and Highways and Attorney-General Asmona Limited 2,400,000.00 9 Payment of judgement debt in favour of Yaw Eliasu & 57 Others Yaw Eliasu & 57 Others 502,025.61 10 Payment in favour of Vacuum Salt Products Limited in the Ada Songhor Claim. Background: This was due to GoG cancelling the lease granted to VSPL in order to acquire the said land in the public interest with the objective of re-vesting the land in the State to manage the resource on its own. Cabinet Approved a Committee Report on the issue on 27th August 2015. By a demand notice to MoF, dated January 17, 2018, VSPL through its lawyers demanded payment of the debt. The Parties agreed that a lump sum settlement amount shall be made to VSPL by GoG to cover all VSPL’s claims, except the Disputed Amount, in relation to the Ada-Songor Lagoon (Site for Salt Industry) claim (the Ada Songor Claim). Based on this, VSPL agreed, accepted the payment of GH¢57,202,751.00 Vacuum salt Product Limited 57,202,751.00 A. SUB-TOTAL 111, 244,741.41 (PAYMENTS MADE IN 2018) S/N DETAILS BENEFICIARY AMOUNT RELEASED (GH¢) 1 Jubilee Tractors and Assembly Plant Ltd Vrs National Security Council and 3 others M/S Jubilee Tractors and Assembly Plant Ltd 30,912,310.44 2 Full and final settlement of judgment debt in respect of Benjamin Osei Afeng Vrs. Attorney-General and Oduro Ameyaw. Benjamin Osei Afeng 26,568.00 3 Full and final settlement of judgment debt in respect of Francis Donkor Vrs. The Attorney-General et al. Francis Donkor 23,775.00 4 Full and final settlement of judgment debt in respect of W.O.1 (RTD) Adjei Boadi Vrs. The Attorney-General and Two Others W.O.1 (Rtd) Adjei Boadi 92,373.00 5 Payment of Severance Benefits to 312 Ex-Workers of the State Fishing Corporation (SFC) Ex-Workers of the SFC 891,002.50
- 4. APPENDIX 4 6 Payment of judgement debt in the case involving Richard Peprah Vrs. The Director-General, Ghana Prisons Service and three (3) Others Richard Peprah 290,000.00 7 Payment of judgement debt in the case involving Stephen Arthur Vrs. The Attorney-General Stephen Arthur 800,000.00 8 Payment of Severance Benefits to Ex-Workers of the Aveyime Cattle Ranch Limited J.W.K. Asigbe & 22 Others 2,134,757.28 9 Payment of Judgement Debt in favour of Felix Kwame Ferka Felix Kwame Ferka 49,541.00 10 Part Payment made to NDK Financial Services Limited in the involving Ahamen Enterprise Ltd, Attorney-General, Alex Aduko and Aduko Kyeremateng NDK Financial Services 50,000,000 11 Payment of claim settlement to Balkan Energy Limited in the matter of fixing the Osagyefo Power Barge in 2007. Balkan Energy Limited 67,023,490.17 12 Payment in respect of SIMMS Electrical Engineering Limited and 14 others Vrs. UCC and Attorney-General M/S Electrical Engineering 850,000.00 B. SUB-TOTAL 153,093,817.39 (PAYMENTS MADE IN 2019) S/N DETAILS BENEFICIARY AMOUNT RELEASED (GH¢) 1 NDK Financial Services (Plaintiff) Vrs. Success for People MicroFinance Ltd (Defendant) and First Love Church (Applicant), Suit No. CM/BFS/0743/16 First Love Church 136,500.00 2 The Republic Vrs. Benedicta Tamakloe (Suit No. F22/29/2015) Benedicta Tamakloe 2,550.00 3 Nana Yaw Agyei Vrs. The Republic (Suit No. F22/4/18) Nana Yaw Agyei 1,020.00 4 United Bank for Africa Vrs. Elias Gardiner Ogunu and Anor (Suit No. BFS 22/2016) Mr. & Mrs. George Williams 7,142.55 5 Full and final payment of judgement debt and cost in favour of Chude Mba Vrs. The Attorney-General in Suit No. HR/1035/2016 Chude Mba 3,771,957.26 6 Payment of compensation to Madam Theresa Tinkorang Madam Theresa Tinkorang 3,510,000.00 7 Reimbursement of Interest and Cost to the State Housing Company Limited in respect of the case involving Messrs Asanduff Enterprise Limited Vrs. State Housing Company Limited and the Institute of Accountancy Training State Housing Company Ltd 143,677.00 8 Full and final payment of judgement debt in respect of Samuel Adumoah Okwei Vrs. Nicholas Owuo, Solomon Nortey Owuo and Land Commission Samuel Adumoah Okwei and 2 Others 808,169.81 9 Garnishee order in the case involving Ideal Finance Limited Vrs. Eagle Star Enterprise Limited & Others (Suit No. CM/BFS/0576/17 Ideal Finance Limited 5,412,279.60 11 Full and final payment of judgement debt in respect of Nana Namoakah Arizie III Vrs. The Attorney-General and 2 Others in Suit No. AHR.23/2011 Nana Namoakah Arizie III 176,500.00 C. SUB-TOTAL 13,969,796.22 (PAYMENTS MADE IN 2020) S/N DETAILS BENEFICIARY AMOUNT RELEASED (GH¢) 1 Payment of Judgement Debt in favour of Mary Sarpong Seidu Mary Sarpong Seidu 60,000.00 2 Payment of Judgement Debt in favour of Godwin Komla Godwin Komla 28,840.51 3 Payment of Judgement debt in favour of George Baah George Baah 95,000.00
- 5. APPENDIX 5 4 Payment of Judgement Debt in favour of Eric Asante Eric Asante 122,969.78 5 Refund of Revenue (Court Fine) in the case of Sulemana Amadu & 1 Other Vrs. Yakubu Buuda & Other (Suit No. A2/10/2016) Sulemana Amadu 1,750.00 6 Payment of Legal Fees in favour of Dorsey & Whitney LLP in the case involving Waterville Holdings (BVI) Ltd Vrs. The Attorney-General (ICC Case No. 20561/TO) for the period 5th May, 2016 to 15th May, 2018 Dorsey & Whitney LLP 2,549,049.35 7 Full and final payment of judgement debt in respect of the case involving Regimanuel Limited Vrs. Land Commission and Attorney-General in Suit No. LD/0155/2015 Regimanuel Limited 3,057,758.27 8 Payment of Judgement debt in favour of Apple Health Life Experts - Suit No. GJ/1143/2018 Apple Health Life Experts 4,911,758.00 9 Payment of judgement debt in respect of the case involving Eric Owusu & Anor Vrs. Ghana National Ambulance Service Per the Regional Director, Kumasi in Suit No. C8/49/11 Eric Owusu 70,280.00 10 Judgement Debt in favour of Madam Cecilia Amoah in the case involving her and 1. The Attorney-General 2. Ghana Police Service 3. Ghana Armed Forces in Suit No. BMISC 808/2012 Madam Cecilia Amoah 186,829.00 11 Payment of judgement debt - Samuel Adumoah Okwei Vrs. Solomon Nortey Owuo & Another Samuel Adumoah Okwei & others 969,575.45 12 Payment of judgement debt in favour of Beryl Abena Howard in respect of case between her and Standard Chartered Bank & Attorney-General (Suit No. BFS/140/12 Beryl Abena Howard 14,574.21 13 Payment of severance benefits to Paul Ackah Kwofie & 335 Others, ex-workers of the erstwhile Western Veneer and Lumbar Company Limited (WVLC)-Suit No. MISC/14. Paul Ackah Kwofie & 335 Others 6,653,876.35 14 Payment of judgement debt in favour of Kwaku Awala and Joseph Abane Anaba in respect of a Land case in Bolgatanga Central Area - Suit No. E1/11/2007 Kwaku Awala and Joseph Abane Anaba 191,044.79 15 Payment of judgement debt Interest and Cost in favour of Prince Owusu - Suit No.: C2/395/2015 Prince Owusu 4,163.55 D. SUB-TOTAL 18,917,469.26 (PAYMENTS MADE IN 2021) S/N DETAILS BENEFICIARY AMOUNT RELEASED (GH¢) 1 Payment of Judgement cost in favour of Dr. C.E Gyansah- Easmon Dr. C.E Gyansah- Easmon 7,250.00 2 Payment of Judgement debt inrespect of the consolidated cases of Angelina Pokuaa vs Ghana National Ambulance and the Attorney's General Department , Kumasi and Caleb and Sylia Owusu (Infants) Vs Ghana Ambulance Services consolidated suits No. c8/48/11 & C8/50/11 Angelina Pokuaa & Co. 350,561.00 E. SUB-TOTAL 357,811.00 (PAYMENTS MADE IN 2022) S/N DETAILS BENEFICIARY AMOUNT RELEASED (GH¢) 1 Release of funds: Payment of Judgement Debt in favour of Obioma C.O. Ogukwe Obioma C.O. Ogukwe 1,067,415.00 2 Payment of Judgement debt arrears in favour of John B.K. Asem CAGD/B.K.ASEM 65,604.16
- 6. APPENDIX 6 3 Payment of Judgement Debt - Kweku Prah vrs the Attorney - General and Divestiture Implementation committee (DIC) Suit No. MISC.11/2017 Kweku Prah 1,064,289.20 4 Apple Healthy Life Experts vrs Attorney-General Apple Healthy Life Experts Ltd 604,373.98 F. SUB-TOTAL 2,801,682.34 GRAND TOTAL 300,385,317.52 Appendix 3: LEGAL FEES AND REFUNDS RELATING TO JUDGEMENT DEBT: 2017 TO 2019 (PAYMENTS MADE IN 2017) S/N DETAILS BENEFICIARY AMOUNT RELEASED (GH¢) 1 Legal Fees to Messrs Dorsey & Whitney LLP in the Arbitration case of Waterville Holdings (BVI) Ltd Vrs. The Attorney-General from May 2016 to November 2016 Dorsey & Whitney LLP 1,632,808.35 2 Legal Fees to Messrs Kuenyehia & Nutsukpui in the Arbitration case of Waterville Holdings (BVI) Ltd Vrs. The Attorney-General from July 2016 to November 2016 Kuenyehia & Nutsukpui 653,260.37 3 Refund of deposits wrongfully paid into the Revenue Account Judicial Service 209,279.48 4 Refund of Deposits to Various Claimants Judicial Service 104,642.65 5 Payment in favour of John Adda vrs Emmanuel Amonoo-Neizer - Refund of Deposit John Adda 34,000.00 A. SUB-TOTAL 2,615,272.87 (PAYMENTS MADE IN 2018) S/N DETAILS BENEFICIARY AMOUNT RELEASED (GH¢) 1 Payment of Legal Fees to Dorsey & Whitney LLP in the case involving Balkan Energy (GH) ltd. Vrs The Republic of Ghana Dorsey & Whitney LLP 1,851,581.98 2 Payment of legal fees to Dorsey & Whitney LLP in the Watervielle Holdings (BVI) Limited Vrs Attorney-General (Case No. 20561/OT) as per invoice No. 3367936 dated 8th August, 2017 Dorsey & Whitney LLP 288,260.97 3 Payment of professional fees to Kuenyehia & Nutsukpui in the case involving Watervielle Holdings (BVI) Ltd Vrs The Attorney General at the ICC as per invoice no. KN1730 dated 4th May, 2017 Kuenyehia & Nutsukpui 174,078.63 B. SUB-TOTAL 2,313,921.58 GRAND TOTAL 4,947,912.43
- 7. APPENDIX 7 APPENDIX 4: PAYMENTS TO MESSRS JUBILEE TRACTORS AND ASSEMBLY PLANT LIMITED According to our records, i. A letter dated 23rd February, 2016 (Reference No D45/SF.58/16) from the Attorney- General’s Department notified the Ministry of a writ of Summons and a Statement of Claim relating to the purchase of key machines from Messrs Jubilee Tractors and Assembly Plants for security operations; ii. Following engagements between Government and Supplier, Terms of Settlement was agreed and filed on 16th November, 2016, which the Courts accepted as Consent Judgement. iii. The Lawyers of the Supplier wrote to the Ministry on 14th March, 2017 demanding that Government to honour the Consent Judgement. iv. Ministry of Finance subsequently paid the supplier in three equal instalments in 2018.