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Presidency to issue detailed response to Martin Amidu, accepts resignation
President Akufo-Addo has taken due note of Martin Amidu’s resignation from office as Special Prosecutor.
The letter issued from the presidency reads,
The President of the Republic the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken notice of the resignation from the office of the Special Prosecutor, Martin ABK Amidu by letter dated Monday, November 16, 2020.
President Akufo-Addo has also taken due note of other matters raised by the Special Prosecutor in the letter of resignation, and the Presidency will issue a detailed response shortly.
The President has directed the Chief of Staff to contact Mr.Martin Amidu to resolve all outstanding matters consequent upon his resignation.
President Akufo-Addo thanks Mr.Martin Amidu for his service to the country and wishes him well in his future endeavours.
The MP for Old Tafo, Vincent Assafuah, has criticised what he describes as an attempt by the President to influence the work of Parliament in the ongoing debate over the future of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
On his facebook post in response to recent developments, Assafuah argued that those who previously claimed he did not understand the separation of powers must now reconsider their position.
He noted that the current situation shows the President trying to direct Parliamentarians on how to carry out their duties, a move he believes challenges the very principles those critics defended.
Assafuah urged the President to restrain the Deputy Attorney General, Justice Sai, following the widespread public backlash over moves linked to the possible scrapping of the OSP.
He stressed that the case currently before the court should be withdrawn, describing it as unnecessary.
He referenced Section 4 of the OSP Act, explaining that all prosecutions by the Office of the Special Prosecutor must be authorised by the Attorney General, whose powers he described as sacrosanct.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Majority Leader and the Majority Chief Whip in Parliament to withdraw a Private Member’s Bill that seeks to repeal the law establishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
The directive follows the President’s statement on Wednesday during a meeting with the National Peace Council, where he publicly supported efforts to strengthen the OSP as part of Ghana’s fight against corruption.
President Mahama believes the OSP remains an important institution and should be empowered rather than dissolved.
He also encouraged the office to step up its work to boost public confidence and deal directly with corruption cases, in line with its original purpose.
By: Jacob Aggrey
