Claims that the Attorney General’s Office was involved in Chief State Attorney Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh’s disbarment have been denied. Nerquaye-Tetteh lost his legal license in 2011 after it was alleged that he received GH¢400,000 from businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome.
The General Legal Council (GLC) declared Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh guilty of professional misconduct, the result of which is that he is prohibited from practicing law in Ghana.
The GLC claimed that while he was defending the state against a 2011 lawsuit filed by Woyome, he helped move GH¢400,000 from Woyome to his wife’s bank account.
The GLC emphasized that his inability to offer a convincing justification for the transfer had a detrimental effect on the honor and reputation of the legal profession.
But Woyome has questioned the rationale behind damaging Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh’s reputation and charged the Attorney General’s Office with orchestrating the disbarment.
In an interview with Eyewitness News on Citi FM, attorney general’s office spokesperson Isaac Wilberforce Mensah categorically refuted these claims.
He emphasized that there is no direct link between the office and the incident in question and clarified that the office does not have the authority to disbar anyone.
“I find that statement regrettable, and I say this with the utmost respect for Alfred Agbesi Woyome, as it is not the AG who released the GLC ruling. No legal opinion regarding the former chief state in question has been written by the AG, the office, or even the prosecution’s division. There is not even the slightest relationship between this office and the incident that is currently making headlines.
“The AG does not even have the authority to decide whether or not he has been disbarred, either as an individual, an office, or a constitutional body. No one in this office is allowed to disbar someone. I’m not sure where this subtly attacked coming from, so,” he said.
In the meantime, Mr. Woyome has vowed to sue the GLC for Mr. Nerquaye-Tetteh’s disqualification.
At the center of the GH¢51 million Waterville judgment debt case is Mr. Woyome, who claimed that the Council’s actions amounted to contempt of court.
He claimed that all of the other parties to the contract, including himself, had been exonerated of any wrongdoing by court rulings.
Although he acknowledges giving the GH¢400,000 to Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh’s wife, he maintains that his actions were solely motivated by compassion.
“We are grateful for having received every judgment. Thank God, I am waiting for the Supreme Court to act honorably and stop attempting to connect me to something I am not a part of.I can say with all honesty that I promise to keep up my vigorous efforts to ensure that the government’s institutions act morally. Additionally, I would like to declare that I will be taking the General Legal Council (GLC) to court early the following week.
“We’re going to hold GLC and the AG accountable for their actions.I sent money to Nerquaye-Tetteh’s wife based on my work at WOFA, the Wilmy Foundation for Africa. I cover many people’s fees and other expenses throughout the entire nation of Africa. Philanthropy is what I do with the money I make when I work.
