The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed shock over the
resignation of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, almost three years after
coming into office.
The ruling party said he missed “the golden
opportunity of establishing a brand-new effective agency, having had the best
part of three years to demonstrate and cement his undoubted anti-corruption
credentials in doing so”.
Mr. Amidu in a letter
dated November 16, 2020, resigned from his position as Ghana’s first Special
Prosecutor.
He attributed his resignation to
the traumatic experiences he went through after releasing the findings of his
corruption assessment report on the Agyapa Royalties deal.
According to him, he had received death threats after
submitting a copy of the report which among other things described databank, an
investment company owned by the Minister of Finance as a decoy for the Imara
investment company, the transaction advisor for the Agyapa deal.
He accused the presidency of interference and an
attempt to make him a poodle
But reacting to his resignation, the NPP insisted the
Special Prosecutor since his assumption of office had been given the needed
support from the presidency.
“Mr. Amidu has not resigned because any investigation of his
has been interfered with by the Presidency or any member of the government.
“Since 2018, he has been offered
all the room and support he needed by law and mandate and every money he has
requested to set up an entirely new institution, which comes with its own
challenges, and to operate the Office independently and efficiently. No
political office holder has interfered in the administration of that Office,
the statement said.
The party has, therefore, urged the government to accept Mr.
Amidu’s resignation and find a replacement.
“The NPP urges H.E the President to accept the
resignation of the Special Prosecutor and initiate processes to find a
successor to continue the sensitive and important job of realising the true
ambit of the powers of the OSP in order to ensure the success of the fight
against corruption” part of a statement signed by its communication director
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