A former Deputy Minister for Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has downplayed the appointment of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor.
“I do not believe that it is necessarily a brilliant choice and that it is going to make any dramatic difference to the fight against corruption,” he told Jonas Ofori Yeboah on Class FM’s 505 news programme shortly after the announcement by President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 11.
The Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, nominated Mr Amidu and his nomination was accepted by Nana Akufo-Addo. Mr Amidu will carry out the responsibility of independently fighting corruption.
He will have the full authority to initiate investigations into all suspected corruption-related offences of all persons in public service.
However, Mr Ofosu Kwakye stated: “I do not believe that there is anything special about Special Prosecutor’s Office. Indeed, I dare say that it is a special waste of time and resources given that there is absolutely nothing that this Special Prosecutors Office will do that existing state institutions like the Attorney General’s Office could not do or could not have done.”
He said he has heard that the Special Prosecutor’s Office will have powers of investigation but he is “not convinced that this new creation will overnight acquire better investigative skills than the Ghana Police Service, the Police CID, the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) and National Security as well as other intelligence institutions that we have”.
For him, Mr Amidu will still depend on existing state institution that carry out similar mandate hence the Special Prosecutor’s Office is just duplication of roles.
Mr Ofosu Kwakye further noted that beyond the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government saying that the appointment is a fulfilment of a campaign promise, he does not see any incentive that the creation of the office will bring to the fight against corruption.
Source: classfmonline.com
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Has this guy found himself a job that he wakes up in the morning and brush his teeth and take his bath and attend to and come home to support others in our society as some of us do or he is still f00ling himself about as usual ?
...then you will not be prosecuted.
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These are the characters that were in government. Now we understand why the NDC never took any steps to fight corruption because they thought whatever they did was not going to make a difference. Pathetic.
The government give your own party man post too problem ? eeeiiii NDC ? so you wanted him to give to an NPP man?ebaaa na ey)
Felix Ofosu Kwakye dont learn at all. I tot u would have changed by now. In Ghana can you mention someone who can best fit this SP role. Mention the persons name and lets see. Loose Talk kwa! Wo Kasa saa
WHEN MARTIN START SENTENCING NPP CORRUPT OFFICIALS DO NOT SAY WHY. THE MAN WILL SURPRISE THE NPP. ALREADY THE BOOST, PREMIX DIVERSION, GRP, MONEY FOR SEAT. INTERESTING TIMES AHEAD.
Who is Ofosu Kwakye expecting hippocratical talk he should be ashamed.
I commend the President for this great move. But for now Ofosu Kwakye will never understant the magnitude of the situation at hand untill he hears the SPECIAL PROSECUTOR has sentenced Gzifa Ativor to 10yrs imprisonment for stealing states money during the bus branding. There, u'll see how the remaining ***barred word*** will start having high blood pressure and dirrhea. The battle is still the Lords.
Oooh this guy is still dreaming. Arrogance.