We have not heard the last of Woyome scandal

In effect, Mrs. Mould-Iddrisu feels abandoned by a regime, on whose behalf she had put her reputation on line, in the events leading to the State of Ghana parceling out GH¢58 million of state money, and handing it over to Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome, without any evidence that Mr. Woyome had conducted any business on behalf of the people of this nation.

The Chronicle is inclined to hold the view that the former Attorney-General's assertion, communicated through her deputy at the Education Ministry, is pregnant with meaning. In our opinion, Mrs. Mould-Iddrisu is wailing over the fact that she had been served to the wolves on a matter, which obviously, should carry a collective responsibility.

Evidence available, indicates that before the money was paid, Mrs. Mould-Iddrisu wrote to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, whose office re-negotiated with Mr. Alfred Woyome, and paid the NDC bank-roller an amount higher than what the Attorney-General had negotiated with him.

That letter was copied to the Chief of Staff, Office of the President. Mr. John Henry Martey-Newmann, is supposed to have received the letter meant for the attention of the President. It was not as if Betty went into a bunker and paid the money without other officials of this administration, including the President of Ghana, not knowing.

We are not holding any brief for Mrs. Mould-Iddrisu. We believe the woman alone, should not bear the consequences of a matter that has left top officials of the Mills administration implicated. In our opinion, President Mills cannot escape blame for this sordid deed.

If the President says he did not know about the deal to empower Woyome to fund his campaign, why has he failed to discipline his Chief of Staff, who hid the document on the payout from him? The Chronicle believes Ghanaians have not heard the last of this matter yet.

There is a lot to this payout than meets the eye. Mr. Woyome is said to be a friend of the President. Our sources at the Castle say Woyome is a frequent visitor to the Office of the President. How the President's friend could be paid such a whopping amount of money without the knowledge of the Head of State, tells everything about the moribund nature of the administration that has taken centre stage of this nation's politics.

In any case, Mrs. Mould-Iddrisu has no right to complain about pressure from the minority NPP. When she called the opposition 'irresponsible,' The Chronicle thought the woman was thick-skinned enough to withstand the opposition fighting-back. The Chronicle can assure the former Attorney-General, who has resigned her position as Minister of Education, that the real heat on the Woyome saga is still brewing.

When it gets to a point for all the dramatists to be called to account for their actions, the people of Ghana would not forget about the role played by the resigned Minister of Education in the worst scandal to hit the political landscape since independence, on March 6, 1957.

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