POLITICS

Former UN senior advisor on governance Prof Baffour Agyemang-Duah has urged President Akufo-Addo to replace the resigned Special Prosecutor as early as possible. Martin Amidu resigned from his position as Special Prosecutor citing interventions and interference by the President in the conduct of his functions. In a nine-page letter responding to the citizen vigilante, the presidency has denied the allegation ...

Deputy Minister of Health and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ledzokuku constituency, Dr. Benard Oko-Boye, has stated the Akufo-Addo-led government has been so charitable to Martin Amidu that he could be likened to a “spoilt child”. Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, resigned from his position Monday, November 16, under circumstances he claimed were presidential interference with his work and threats ...

The Presidential Candidate for the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) Kofi Akpaloo has described former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu as selfish. Mr Amidu’s sudden resignation has generated massive public discourse as some fear that Ghana’s quest to win the fight against corruption is in jeopardy. But speaking in with Empire Fm’s Emmanuel Ohene-Gyan as part of his eight-day campaign tour ...

Outspoken academician Professor Ransford Gyampo has expressed regret over the resignation of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor. According to him, the now-resigned Special Prosecutor should have preempted most of the challenges he complained about while in office. Ghana’s first Special Prosecutor resigned from office on Monday, November 16 citing interference by President Akufo-Addo following his report on the controversial Agyapa ...

A delegation from the family of late former president Jerry John Rawlings led by the former diplomat, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, paid a courtesy call to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama and the party leadership. The visit was to officially inform the opposition leader of the demise of the ...

A former United Nations Senior Advisor Professor Baffour Duah-Agyemang is of the opinion that former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu’s comportment was not suitable for the office he held. He noted that even though Mr Amidu ought to be respected, he was surprised small cases weren’t completed by the anti corruption campaigner, citing the Mahama Ayariga’s Land Cruiser and ambulance cases. ...

President Akufo-Addo has dismissed claims by Martin Amidu that he asked him to shelve his report in the Agyapa Royalties deal while he served as Special Prosecutor. In a statement, the Presidency said “At no point did the President ask you to shelve the report, so he could “handle the matter”. It is difficult to see in what way and ...

Honorary Vice President of Imani Africa Bright Simons says funds allotted to the office of the Special Prosecutor was locked after he refused to budge over the establishment of his office. It comes after government claims adequate resources were made available for the Office to operate independently. “In 2019, your Office submitted a Budget Proposal of GHC360 million out of ...

I refer to your letter dated 16 November, 2020 pursuant to which you resigned your position as the first Special Prosecutor appointed in accordance with Section 13(3) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) (hereinafter, the “Letter”). The President has taken note of your resignation per the President’s Chief of Staff’s letter to you of even ...

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu did not inform the board of his resignation, Board Chairperson Mrs. Linda Ofori-Kwafo of the not for profit Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has said. According to Mrs. Ofori-Kwafo, the board got to know of Mr. Amidu’s resignation through the media. She stated, therefore, that the board will meet to discuss the plethora of concerns Mr. Amidu ...