The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic
Party(NPP) John Boadu says the conduct of the former Special Prosecutor, Martin
Amidu prior to and after his resignation has thought the party a bitter lesson
not to appoint an outsider into government.
Mr. Amidu announced his resignation on Monday citing many
reasons including interference with his work by President Akufo Addo.
The former Special Prosecutor in a post-resignation radio
interview has asked Ghanaians to hold President Akufo-Addo responsible if he’s
harmed in any way.
He also alleged that he’s been receiving death threats and
has reported the issue to the National Security Minister.
“I tried to call Kan Dapaah, he didn’t pick it and I got a
former national security advisor to contact him and tell him that, and I know
the persons involved, I can name them but I reserve it for the meantime. I put
my life for the republic of Ghana and the president will be responsible for
anything that happens to me.
“The intelligence is there and I called the minister of
national security but he didn’t pick and I got a former national security
advisor to speak to him and this fact is now known and I say that the president
will be responsible for anything that happens to me,” he told Accra-based Citi
Fm Thursday.
He added: “I’m a Ghanaian and I don’t fear anything and, as I
said, to die in the cause of fighting corruption is what I started with
President Jerry Rawlings on 31st December 1982 and I’m not going to leave it
because some people think that they can threaten me. I don’t give a damn about
that.
“…If they don’t stop, I’ll respond. As to what I’ll do, I
reserve that for myself but as I said, whatever happens to me, I lay my life
for the republic of Ghana and the president has a constitutional duty to
protect me. I don’t need any security in my house or to follow me. And anybody
who makes an attempt, he will have himself to blame”.
But commenting on issues relating to Mr. Amidu’s resignation
on Peace FM’s morning show monitored by Kasapafmonline.com, John Boadu stated
that the conduct of Amidu vindicates the party’s position as party members were
strongly against the President appointing him.
“Truth be told, internally, party members were not happy with
this appointment but the President wanted to show to the Ghanaian people that
we can go beyond partisanship. What pains me about this issue is that Mr. Amidu
has hit the nail in the coffin on the argument that if someone is not your
party member and he’s competent you can appoint him into your government for
the country to develop.”
Mr Boadu added: “Do you think with what Mr Amidu has done a
government will have the confidence to appoint an outsider? Because when the
President calls to have a discussion with the outsider appointee whatever they
discussed is put out there in public space. If Amidu was a true party man and
knew how we’ve toiled to have power will he have done what he’s done? That is
what pains me the most. We wanted to create a situation where so far as you’re
competent no matter where you belong, the nation must make use of your asset.”
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