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Mr. Woyome is said to have made a considerable

amount of his wealth as a consultant to the deceased

Libyan leader, Muammar Ghadafi in connection withthe fallouts of the Lockerbie bombings.

He has a foundation named after him, WoyomeFoundation for Africa which aims to bring relief to

HIV/AIDS sufferers on the continent by offering them

anti-retrovirals.

Famed South African jazz musician, Hugh Masakela is

listed on the website of the foundation as a board

member. On that same website he describes himself assomeone with wide experience in international affairs

and finance whose job as a consultant and a

 businessman has taken him round many African,

European and other countries.

His background in finance explains his financialengineering role in the sourcing of funds for the

construction of stadia for the African Cup of nations in

Ghana in 2008, which has brought him theunprecedented attention and controversy currently.

Amongst the companies he owns is Anator Holdings, a

group of companies with varied interests acrossvarious sectors and yet another group of companies,

Stewise, with several subsidiaries including a shipping

wing, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and construction.

He is also the former Honorary Vice Consul of Austria

to Ghana. Mr. Woyome has strong links to the NDCand is said to have contributed significantly, finance-

wise, to the 2008 presidential bid of President Mills.

He was also recently spotted at the NDC Parliamentary

 primaries at the Odododiodoo Constituency here inAccra.

Members of the NDC are however quick to also pointout bouts of generosity to members of the NPP.

Mr. Woyome has meanwhile denied suggestions thatthe judgment debt was doled out to him as payback for 

his financial backing of the NDC in 2008.

More recently, Mr. Woyome has insisted whatever 

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monies he received was for honest work and that he is

 being unfairly singled out for vilification if as much as

640 million cedis has been paid out as judgment debtand yet his 52 million has been the subject of public

scrutiny.

In a private telephone conversation with Joy News he

said he is a typical businessman in Africa who wants

to test the law in relation to government-private sector relations. He says he believes the judiciary is under 

attack and he has decided to fight on the side of the

law.

Woyomistically

Social media is rife with talk about Woyome, what

some have christened woyometrics, woyomisation,woyomisticy. These are some of the new words that

trace their roots to, yes, Woyome. Here are a few.

Woyometically: The systematic process of 

Woyomization

Woyometicable: A system that can easily be

Woyomised

Woyomized: To be overwhelmed with Woyomism

Woyomee: Someone who has been Woyomised

Woyomer: Someone who Woyomises people

Woyomator: The brain behind a Woyomistic act

Woyometre: An instrument used in measuring a

Woyomistic act

Woyomistic: A wicked act of Woyomism