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Former Attorney General and Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, says Ghana is not a “milking cow” for people to take advantage of and loot from the public purse. Answering questions on how he intends to fight corruption in the country at his vetting Tuesday, Mr. Amidu said he intends to establ
Special Prosecutor (SP) designate Martin Amidu has said Ghana could wean itself from foreign aid if it is able to block slippages and leakages in the system. "I want to put machinery in place to prevent leakages and slippages.In so doing our budget will not need foreign assistance." Mr. Amidu assure
The Member of Parliament for Bolgantanga East Constituency, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has dragged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's nominee of Special Prosecutor to the Supreme Court. Dr Ayine, a Deputy Minister of Justice in the previous government, is contending that it will be ineligible
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress, Prof. Joshua Alabi is advising Ghanaians with high expectations that some former government officials are bound to go to jail with the appointment of Martin Amidu, as the Special Prosecutor, to measure their excitement. Though Professor Alabi str
The nominated Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has not relinquished his National Democratic Congress (NDC) membership, the party’s General Secretary has said. Rumours were that Mr Amidu, a founder member of the party, has resigned following his appointment as Special Prosecutor by the ruling New Pa
President Akufo-Addo has been criticised for intentionally planning the announcement of the Special Prosecutor to coincide with probing into the cash-for-seat scandal that has rocked his government. For a member of the NDC legal team, Abraham Amaliba, the timing of the president's pronouncement, tho
Legal practitioner Abraham Amaliba has flayed the president for appointing a "vindictive" person like Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor. He has no doubt in his mind that the Special Prosecutor-designate would "tread a straight narrow path" with much concentration on the opposition National Demo
The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God-Ghana, Rev. Prof. Paul Yaw Frimpong Manso, has urged the Special Prosecutor-designate, Martin Alamisi Amidu to be circumspect in his dealings should he get the nod from Parliament. Rev. Prof Frimpong Manso recalled certain comments made by Mr. Amidu pr
General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says the appointment of Martin Alamisi Amidu as the Special Prosecutor, is an indication that the New Patriotic Party government has an agenda, perhaps against the NDC. Mr. Asiedu Nketia did not understand
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has congratulated the newly appointed Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu. “The President couldn’t have made a better choice”. Mr Amidu, who is a staunch anti-graft campaigner, was on Thursday nominated the first Special Prosecutor by President Nana Addo Dan
National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams says the newly appointed Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, is not independent and will only witch-hunt members of the opposition party. He said Mr Amidu’s posture since the New Patriotic Party (NPP) took up the reins of governme
Prior to his nomination as the Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu won national admiration from the articles he wrote to expose corruption in the previous government. He later complemented the articles with Facebook videos. But his articles and Facebook videos invariably centered on measures to
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Martin Alamisi Benz-Kaiser Amidu has been nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Special Prosecutor. President Akufo-Addo made the announcement at the Flagstaff House on Thursday. The announcement comes less than 10 days after the pr
The flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo has given the strongest indication yet that under his government, he will "create the office of the Special Prosecutor, independent of the executive arm of government to ensure there is accountability." This comment f
