Photo:Ex- Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame
Perjury Application Against Adu-Ampomah Not Heard
The former Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has been spectacularly exposed for peddling outright falsehoods over his claim that the High Court ruled on a perjury application against Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah – a prosecution witness in the disastrous COCOBOD trial.
At a rebuttal press conference on February 14, 2025, Dame tried desperately to defend his reputation after his successor, Dr. Dominic Ayine, had already set the record straight. Just two days earlier, Dr. Ayine revealed that retired Supreme Court Judge Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga had indefinitely adjourned the perjury application brought by Dr. Stephen Opuni in January 2020. According to Ayine, Adu-Ampomah was alleged to have “lied under oath” to implicate the accused, yet the case never went to trial.
Instead of accepting these clear facts, Dame doubled down on his false claims, accusing Ayine of misleading the public and insisting that the perjury application had indeed been heard and ruled upon.
THE FACTS SAY OTHERWISE!
Dame’s defence is nothing but smoke and mirrors. An array of court records, verified news reports, and reliable legal sources stand in stark contrast to his assertions.
When quizzed by reporters, Dame stubbornly maintained:
“The perjury application was ruled by the judge, and the applicants, who are the accused persons for that matter, appealed to the Court of Appeal. So it’s not correct that the perjury application was not determined.”
Yet, the actual court records tell a very different story.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
On Tuesday, January 28, 2020, when the perjury case was scheduled to be heard, Dr. Adu-Ampomah appeared before the court with four lawyers led by Stephen Asante Bekoe. However, before Dr. Opuni’s lawyer, Samuel Cudjoe, could even move the motion, Justice Honyenuga abruptly halted the proceedings.
The judge declared:
“This application ought not to be heard now.”
He argued that perjury proceedings should only commence after the full trial had concluded, not before. His ruling was unequivocal:
“To avoid prejudice and ensure fair play and justice, it is desirable that this motion should be adjourned to wait the full trial of this case. Consequently, the motion is adjourned sine die.”
Sine die – in other words, indefinitely! The perjury application was never heard or ruled upon, directly contradicting Dame’s assertions.
(Source: 3news.com – Check: https://3news.com/news/cocobod-trial-perjury-case-against-ags-witness-adjourned-indefinitely/)
DAME’S BIG LIE EXPOSED!
Dame conveniently glossed over this crucial ruling, falsely claiming that Dr. Opuni’s appeal was based on a decision on perjury. In reality, Opuni’s appeal was against Justice Honyenuga’s outright refusal to hear the perjury application – not a ruling on the merits of the case.
Simply put, Dame lied. His desperate attempt to rewrite history has backfired spectacularly.
If the perjury case had truly been heard, where is the ruling? Why couldn’t Dame provide concrete dates or details of the judgment? Instead, he resorted to misleading Ghanaians, throwing dust in our eyes to cover up his blunders.
THE VERDICT: GODFRED DAME MISLED THE PUBLIC!
There is absolutely zero evidence to support Dame’s claims. Every credible source confirms that the perjury application against Dr. Adu-Ampomah was never heard. Yet, Dame – who should have known better – stood before the press and peddled outright falsehoods.
The question remains: Why was Dame so desperate to push this false narrative?
Could it be that his handling of the COCOBOD case was a complete disaster? Or is he trying to cover up for the dubious conduct of a prosecution witness accused of lying under oath?
Whatever the motive, one thing is clear – Godfred Dame has been BUSTED BIG TIME!
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