The Center for Progressive Governance (CenProG) received the announcement of the nomination of Martin Alamisi Amidu as Special Prosecutor with utmost shock and will like to call on Parliament to reject the president's nominee because he is too bitter, vengeful and does not in any way reflect the independence of the office he will be holding in the event parliament approves his nomination.
CenProG together with well-meaning Ghanaians are fully aware that Mr Amidu, ever since he was sacked from office as Attorney General for insubordination had been on a collision course with the NDC and has minced no words in expressing his disdain for the NDC with his numerous epistles. He has at times sounded and acted like a desperate and embittered person out for vengeance and these traits clearly render him unfit for an office supposed to be INDEPENDENT.
The office of the Special Prosecutor had generated a lot of debate and so it was incumbent on the appointing authority to appoint someone who was unblemished and principled. Martin Alamisi Amidu does not fall under this category as apart from his record of vengefulness, he is also betrayed by the fact that he had indeed criticised the Special Prosecutor Bill only to turn around to accept an appointment under same once it has been passed into law. A principled person would have stood his grounds and rejected the appointment based on the irregularities claimed in his 25 page paper. CenProG believes the President also erred in extolling courage as one of Mr Amidu's virtues when he is noted for his pomposity and insubordination. We cannot have a Special Prosecutor who cannot work within the remit of the law that appointed him and we therefore call on Parliament to rectify this by rejecting his nomination.
CenProG will be sending a petition to the Appointments Committee of Parliament on this matter once Parliament resumes sitting on 23rd January, 2018. God Bless our homeland Ghana and make it GREAT and STRONG.
Signed Sawadogo Mahmoud Executive Secretary, CenProG
Mallam Yahya Mohammed Executive Director, CenProG
Cc: His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, Flagstaff House, Accra. The Rt Honourable Speaker of Parliament, Parliament House, Accra. The Majority Caucus, Parliament House, Accra. The Minority Caucus, Parliament House, Accra. The Appointments Committee of Parliament, Parliament House, Accra. The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, Accra. All Media Houses
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You and which well meaning Ghanaians? He is bitter so he will concoct evidence against corrupt officials? Most Ghanaians are rather happy because Amidu cannot be controlled by anyone. Shame on NDC CenProg
Martin Amidui is bitter??? Bitter with what? I though the NDC will be happy about his appointment.
cenprog or watever u call urselves, put it at the back of your head that you are f00000000000ooo0o000ls
NDC CenproG, do not be afraid if you are not corrupt. Martin Hamidu is of High Standing.
Oh, Ghanaians, why do we joke with our country? how could you appoint a bitter and vengeful person as "an independent prosecutor" where do u think his whips will full more. Let us be pragmatic in our approaches. Let be fair and just to our country.
By the very reasons adduced by the CenProg, one can see that it is the NDC party which is speaking. It is the same reasons Kofi Adams has been propagating since last night after the current President His Excellency Nana Addo mentioned and nominated Martin Alamisi Benson, Kaiser Amidu Esq as Special Prosecutor to occupy the Office of the Special Prosecutor when he would have gone through Parliamentary vetting and approved by a simple majority.
Check the names of the people behind this statement. ..hahaha no wonder. #zombies
Any parliamentary who walk out of Parliament that they will face we the citizens squarely. we need Mr. Amidu more than anything politician are killing as. SADA, GIDA, WAYOME,BUS,interior MINISTER SAGA,etc
Anyone else could have been tagged as NPP , so NDC is afraid of his own shadow, the idea of special prosecutor is what the NDC hates but not the individual, okay who do you want to be appointed, just mention a name? Onaaapo, special prosecutor OYIWADOON
Just shut the 4rk up. Whatever you call yourself.