Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the new government’s decision to appoint a Special Prosecutor as “another step forward.”
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as part of his campaign promises served notice he will set up an office of a Special or Independent Prosecutor to deal with corruption.
However, Mahama believes the independent prosecutor can only be effective if he or she is truly “independent enough” to deal with all manner of cases.
“The new administration in Ghana has decided to introduce an independent prosecutor. That’s another step forward after NACAP [National Anti-Corruption Action Plan] and other interventions in the quest to fight corruption.
“But the independent prosecutor must be independent enough and prosecute cases even if from within this administration,” Mahama said at the #MindSpeak event hosted by Aly Khan in Kenya.
Meanwhile, Starrfmonline.com has picked signals that President Akufo-Addo has settled on lawyer Akoto Ampaw as the Special Prosecutor.
The respected lawyer has defended media freedom over the years and is said to have “accepted the post” pending the processes in setting up the office.
“His knowledge in law is deep and has defended many people in court over human rights abuses,” a source within the corridors of power told Starrfmonline.com. President Akufo-Addo had told the BBC that “…hopefully that person is going to be somebody who commands respect of the society and at the same time has an independent mind to make the decisions.”
“She-She” as Ampaw is warmly referred to by his close circles was part of the New Patriotic Party’s legal team during the 2012 election petition at the Supreme Court.
He is a partner of Akufo-Addo’s law firm, Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co. Mr. Ampaw’s latest case got the Supreme Court to order the EC to release collation sheets to the political parties prior to the December elections.
The government has promised to set up the Special Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute public officials by the end of 2017.
Source: starrfm
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Funny that people are now complaining he's an npp person. I hope you're aware he's a voltarian. For anyone who wants to make a tribal argument...
I DON'T CARE WHO THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR IS....AS LONG AS HE JAILS NDC MOTHER#FU#C#KER#S LIKE KOFI ADAMS, OFUIJATO ABOABIKWA, ELVIS AFRIYIE ANKRAH, ASIEDU ***barred word***, AND THE OTHER NDC ***barred word*** WA#NK#ERS!
Aah is Ampaw not an NPP man? was he not part of the NPP legal team during the election petition? so on what basis can he be qualified as an independent? ooh Ghana let's be serious.No wonder Amedu has withdraw case against woyome
The same thing you are accusing someone of is what you doing and in fact worse. Enough of the hypocrisy. You admit insult is bad, but you respond to insult with insults. Judge yourself, you Pharisees.
Emil shirt was low-key ndc, so GTFOHWTBS !
Just like your ***barred word*** mother in your kuraase who struggles to identify her gyimmi kid. Someone spoke his/her mind and all that you could say is to abuse the person. Can't we do without immaturity on this platform? Aabbaaa!!! We the supposed educated are the cause of the state of affairs in this country! The cheapest conversation is atam didiye. If you can't support your arguments with facts, cover your ignorance with atam didiye. Sad!!!
where is the independence when the appointee is an NPP MAN. Appoint a person like Emile Short.