The Chief Director of Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS), Mr. Abdulla Yakubu yesterday told the Commission for Judgment Debt Enquiry that the ministry did not have anything to do with over GH¢38 and GH¢10 million paid to Waterville Holdings and Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome respectively.

According to Mr. Yakubu, the whooping sum of GH¢38 and GH¢10 million were only routed through the ministry's account by the Controller and Accountant General's (CAG), but subsequently withdrawn without their notice.

He told the Commission, presided over by Justice Yaw Apau, an Appeal Court Judge, that the money was detected later, when it was transferred back to the CAG.

However, the ministry realized those changes in the account when the monthly reconciliation was being carried out on the account which compelled the ministry to write to the CAG to inform them, the witness intimated.

Mr. Yakubu further noted that the process of that money transfer was a direct credit and debit transaction in which MoYS was not aware, adding that the money was also disbursed in 2011 to their respective owners, without the knowledge of MoYS but was, however, aware that it was meant for stadia rehabilitation.

Mr. Yakubu indicated to the commission that such contracts are normally budgeted for and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP) allocate money to the MoYS for all payments.

He, however, noted that in situations where the ministry is cash trapped, they request for assistant from MoFEP, but at this instance MoYS, did not request for any money, a process, which look unusual with the ministry.

Mr. Yakubu tendered in all the necessary documents to the commission to assist in the enquiry into the case.

The Chief Director was subpoenaed to enlighten the commission on certain payment made in the name of MoSY to Waterville Holdings and Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome in the year 2011.

These monies were actually meant for payment to Waterville Holdings and Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome for the rehabilitation of the various stadia.

The total sum of over GH¢38m and GH¢10m were paid in the year 2011 to Waterville Holdings and Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome respectively.

The Presiding Commissioner, Justice Yaw Apau, who was unhappy about the issue, express his amazement and questioned how the money should credited and debited through MoYS's account before payment was made to Waterville and Mr. Woyome.

Justice Apau in his remarks noted it was interesting that the letter which was attached to the payment was enable the MoYS carry out certain payments on the stadia rehabilitation, the ministry was not part of the case.

In other developments, the Chief Director of Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP), Major Samuel Tara (Rtd) was subpoenaed by the commission to produce certain documents in respect of judgment debt settlement made to four individuals.

The sum of over Gh¢47,000 was to be paid to four individuals known as Abdul Muizz, Davis Kakra Mensah, Davis Payin Mensah and Phillip Agbodoga, who took the Attorney General(A-G) and Inspector General of Police(IGP) to court on claims of damages.

However, during the enquiry by the commission, it was noticed that only Agbodoga received the money without the other three individuals.

Agbodoga, who was mistakenly charged with armed robbery in Togo, but was later found not guilty of the crime took the A-G and IGP to court for claims of damages, in which he was subsequently compensated with over GH¢7,000.

Major Tara (Rtd) explained to the commission that all the payments were done through the counsels for the complainants.

However, with the exception of Agbodoga, who was represented by one Lawyer Ahoi and the other three individuals were represented by Kulendi & Associates, the witness told the commissioner.