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Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged the leadership of the Assemblies of God Church to enquire from the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, what may be holding him up from delivering his mandate. Speaking on Wednesday during a courtesy call by the church leadership to inform him of the demis
A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Seidu Alidu has warned against building the office of the Special Prosecutor around the integrity of individuals, explaining that would ensure that the anti-graft body stands the test of time and delivers on its mandate While nominating the Martin Am
Some members of parliament are lamenting over the absence of copies of the Legislative Instrument (LI) on the Special Prosecutor's office which is currently before the House for approval. Though the legislative instrument for the SP was laid in parliament on November 26, copies of the document is ye
Government has given the Office of the Special Prosecutor GH¢180 million with a promise to provide additional resources in the course of 2019. This is to help the Office carry out its mandate. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, November 1
Lawyer Akoto Ampaw has taken a strong exception to some assertions that the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) by the Nana Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is merely a political gimmick. The seasoned lawyer, who was himself tipped to be named Special Prosecutor
Private legal practitioner Akoto Ampaw says complaints made by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu, about his office being under-resourced are genuine and must be taken up by all well-meaning Ghanaians. Barely 10 months in office as the Special Prosecutor of Ghana, Mr. Amidu h
Civil society group Citizens Movement Against Corruption is calling on government to immediately make known the “resourcing plan” for the Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP). The group has expressed worry that since the appointment of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor five months ago, not much has b
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President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn into office a nine-member governing board for the Office of the Special Prosecutor with a call on them to discharge their duties with seriousness and devoid of malice, ill-will or favour. The President reminded the board that the Office of the Special Prosecutor,
Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Joseph Whittal has criticised government for failing to provide the Office of the Special Prosecutor with the necessary accoutrements to enable it function properly. Speaking in an interview on TV3's New Day on Wednesd
Former President John Dramani Mahama welcomes a petition filed at the Office of the Special Prosecutor by some faceless persons to have him investigated over a claimed diversion of monies meant for the development of the Western Region, his office has said. On Monday, there were reports that some in
Ms. Cynthia Naa Koshie Lamptey who is being vetted for the deputy Special Prosecutor post says she will not allow herself to be treated as puppet by her superiors should she be approved by parliament. According to her, she has been appointed by the president, subject to parliament's approval, to ass
Ms. Cynthia Naa Koshie Lamptey who is being vetted for the deputy Special Prosecutor post says she will not allow herself to be treated as puppet by her superiors should she be approved by parliament. According to her, she has been appointed by the president, subject to parliament's approval, to ass
Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has expressed their readiness to furnish the Special Prosecutor with “further and better particulars” to help investigate the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) for its alleged involvement in a $5.1m “shady deal”. COPEC had alleged that BOST sol
An international procurement consultant, Chief Billy Tahiru says he will petition the office of the Special Prosecutor over the National Lottery Authority’s (NLA) award of 11 different contracts to the sister-in-law of the authority’s Chief Executive Officer. According to him, the procurement is fra
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the current aggressive posture of the Auditor General combined with the renowned anti-corruption tendencies of the newly appointed Special Prosecutor is the clearest evidence yet of the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government’s determination to fight the can
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the current aggressive posture of the Auditor General combined with the renowned anti-corruption tendencies of the newly appointed Special Prosecutor is the clearest evidence yet of the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government’s determination to fight the can
Member of Parliament for Offinso South in the Ashanti Region, Ben Abdallah Banda, has suggested the establishment of a special court to help expedite prosecution of corruption cases in the country. Such special court, he noted, would be given the mandate to hear only corruption related cases from th
Martin Alamisi Burns Kaiser Amidu has given an assurance to be diligent in dealing with corruption as the country's first Special Prosecutor. “I will treat crime as crime and nothing else. I will vindicate the trust that the whole nation [has] put in me,” he said. Mr Amidu made this known on Friday
