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Nana Addo names Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor

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Martin Amidu, the former Attorney General during the National Democratic Congress [NDC] administration, has been named as the Special Prosecutor.

Mr. Amidu, a man who has earned the nickname ‘Citizen Vigilante’ for his no-nonsense stance and campaign against corruption particularly in the NDC administration, was named by President Akufo-Addo today [Thursday], after an emergency cabinet meeting at the Flagstaff House.

The President in announcing the name said he received the nomination from the Attorney General Sophia Akuffo and has accepted the nominee, whose name will be forwarded to Parliament for approval when the House reconvenes from recess.

The appointment comes barely a month after the President assented to the Bill which was passed by Parliament despite a vigorous debate.
The appointment of Mr. Amidu, a known member of the opposition NDC who has been very critical of the then John Mahama administration for various corruption scandals, will indeed come as a shock to many, considering that he was never mentioned when names were been bandied around in the media.

Mr. Amidu was widely accepted and celebrated for his fight against corruption when he single-handedly pursued Businessman Alfred Woyome to the Supreme Court and secured a ruling for the retrieval of the Ghc51million judgment debt paid to him by the state under the NDC administration.
His appointment is expected to eliminate the fear of many who suggested that the Office of the Special Prosecutor would have been compromised, and not function effectively and fairly if any loyalist of the governing NPP was appointed to occupy the position.

The setting up of the office of the Special Prosecutor was one of the key campaign promises made by President Nana Akufo-Addo ahead of his election victory in 2016 and it is aimed at tackling corruption much more vigorously.

When fully operational, the Special Prosecutor’s office will be independent of the Executive, which observers believe will allow it to adequately deal with corruption-related issues which have plagued past governments.
The Office will have the mandate to investigate and prosecute cases of alleged corruption under the Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other corruption-related offenses implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public sector.

The Prosecutor will also be mandated to trace and recover the proceeds of corruption.

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