Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has warned corrupt officials not to envisage seeking refuge under anyone because even President Nana Akufo-Addo will not be able to defend anyone found to be corrupt under the tenure of Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu, whose nomination is pending approval by parliament.
Dr Bawumia, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the 69th New Year School and Conference of the University of Ghana held on Monday, 15 January 2018, said government has shown the greatest commitment to fighting corruption with the appointment of the independent Special Prosecutor.
“With the appointment of Martin Amidu, the message is very clear that he [President Akufo-Addo] is very serious about dealing with this issue [corruption]. It is not a partisan issue; you can have corrupt people across the partisan divide.
“The message is that not even the President can protect you if you are corrupt,” he indicated.
Dr Bawumia is, therefore, calling for maximum support for Mr Amidu and the Office the Special Prosecutor to ensure that corruption is curtailed in the country.
Source: classfmonline.com
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What is the object of the research? Dont you understand the word, "Prosecution"? After the research and evidence gathering, will the documents be thrown away? Just dont expose your ignorance here. I wish you were one of the corrupt officials, and you will be in a better position to see whether you would be prosecuted or not. Dio prosecutors jail criminals? metcheww
Just prosecute them and they will stop that non sense. Use COMPOUND interest instead of simple interest on each corrupt official made to refund the stolen money. Make his/life as more unbearable like a poor person.
You seem to have been briefed well by Akuffo Addo on this office. From your explanation this so called office doesn't have the powers to jail any corrupt official? So Amidu's office per your explanation is just like a research office that will be researching into corruption cases and gathering evidence. I must say you are more naive about this than anyone else.
How naive can you be ; the Ag's Dept deals with a whole of cases including corruption but Nana Addo has decided that a sole legal department with lawyers ; police men ; forensic accountants and private detectives abroad will form this SP office ; so if someboy is suspected of living beyound their lifestyle and is known to have stole government funds a simople written complaint would be made and the SP will investigate ; this will applty to everybody ; public servants ; civil servants politicians NPP/NDC will be investigated ; if the investigation requires examination of bank accounts abroad special detectives will emplyed to dig details of all properties and asets lodged abroad ; THIS SERIOUS BUSINESS unlike what is happening now ; Martin Amidu and his selected team may travel abroad to seek information from government agencies to prove their case in Court ; once they have enough evidence and are sure a prima facie case can be brought in court for stealing opr causing finacial loss to the state ; the AG will go to court with the SP representing the AG in court ;what you should understand is that this SP is diffetrent fro the AG's work and it is more involved ; Nana ADdo knows what he is doing ; ask yourself this question how can an NDC member Kofi Adams a teacher with little income is able to purchase 6 v8 cars costing $165,000 each ;where did Kofi Adams get all the cash to buy such V* at a cut throat price less than 2 years ; how can Elvis Afriyie purchase three Trassacco buildings and what happened to the $3million sent to Brazil ; what happened to the GNPC assets sold by the Kuffour government ; the whole idea of the SP is a deterent to politicuians and pubvlic officers that if you still you shall be JAILED !!!!!!
What at all is the noise about this Amidu the only savior to solve corruption problems in Ghana. We are just not serious as a nation. Do we really need this office to fight corruption? What is the function of the Attorney general?