{"id":390815,"date":"2018-01-11T19:23:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T19:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=390815"},"modified":"2018-01-12T07:46:33","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T07:46:33","slug":"rawlings-hails-fearless-amidus-selection-as-special-prosecutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/rawlings-hails-fearless-amidus-selection-as-special-prosecutor\/","title":{"rendered":"Rawlings hails ‘fearless’ Amidu’s selection as Special Prosecutor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has praised the nomination of Martin Amidu<\/a><\/strong> as the Special Prosecutor.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rawlings said President Nana Akufo-Addo had \u201crisen above partisanship and recognized a highly principled citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”o0eaw3G4OomKYK2QyZBaKJ2esSFD4yCA”]He added that President Nana Akufo-Addo \u201ccouldn\u2019t have made a better choice… Mr. Amidu has proven to be a fearless anti-corruption crusader whose pursuit of truth and justice has won him national admiration.”<\/p>\n

In a statement conveying his praise, Mr. Rawlings urged Ghanaians to offer Mr. Amidu \u201cthe required support and information in pursuit of what will undoubtedly be a challenging role.\u201d<\/p>\n

The strong bond between Mr. Rawlings and Mr. Amidu dates back to the early months of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) after December 31, 1981, revolution.<\/p>\n

After civilian rule was established in the Fourth Republic in January 1993, Amidu continued to serve in the government of Jerry Rawlings as Deputy Attorney-General. This he did for both terms lasting eight years until January 2001.<\/p>\n

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He became the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice from January 2011 till January 2012 under the late President John Evans Atta-Mills.<\/p>\n

Mr. Amidu was widely commended and celebrated for his fight against corruption when he single-handedly pursued known NDC businessman\u00a0Alfred Woyome<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to the Supreme Court and secured a ruling for the retrieval of the Ghc 51 million judgment debt paid to him by the state under the NDC administration.<\/p>\n

He earned the nickname \u2018Citizen Vigilante\u2019 for his no-nonsense attitude to corruption, particularly in the NDC administration.<\/p>\n

Find below the full statement<\/strong><\/p>\n

RAWLINGS CONGRATULATES AMIDU<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former President Rawlings has congratulated Mr. Martin Amidu on his appointment as the Special Prosecutor at the office of the Independent Prosecutor.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rawlings who was hopeful that Parliament would approve the appointment said, \u201cThe President couldn\u2019t have made a better choice\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president by this appointment has risen above partisanship and recognized a highly principled citizen.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Amidu has proven to be a fearless anti-corruption crusader whose pursuit of truth and justice has won him national admiration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI call on all Ghanaians to offer the appointee the required support and information in pursuit of what will undoubtedly be a challenging role,\u201d the former President said.<\/p>\n

Flt Lt Rawlings urged Ghanaians to pray for God\u2019s guidance and strength for Mr. Amidu as he works to restore the wheels of justice.<\/p>\n

More About Martin Amidu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martin A. B. K. Amidu was the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice from January 2011 till January 2012 under the late President John Evans Atta-Mills.<\/p>\n

Amidu, a member of the NDC, served as the Deputy Attorney-General for about the last four years of the Provisional National Defence Council military government.<\/p>\n

After civilian rule was established in the Fourth Republic in January 1993, he continued to serve in the government of Jerry Rawlings as Deputy Attorney-General. This he did for both terms lasting eight years until January 2001.<\/p>\n

In the December 2000 presidential elections, he stood as the running mate of John Atta Mills. They both however lost to President John Kufuor that year.<\/p>\n

In January 2010, following a cabinet reshuffle, President Mills replaced Cletus Avoka with Martin Amidu as the Minister for Interior. As Amidu is a Builsa, some people raised questions as to his neutrality in dealing with the Bawku conflict. He however went successfully through vetting by the Parliament of Ghana and has since assumed his post.<\/p>\n

Following the second major cabinet reshuffle by President Mills, Amidu became the Attorney general and Minister for Justice of Ghana.<\/p>\n

Removal from Office<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martin Amidu was relieved of his post on Thursday January 19, 2012, by President John Evans Atta Mills under circumstances described by aids as \u2018his misconduct\u2019 at a meeting chaired by the president at the Osu Castle on January 18, 2012.<\/p>\n

He made allegations relating to alleged financial impropriety on the part of another cabinet minister, allegations he was asked by the president to substantiate.<\/p>\n

Martin Amidu, the former Attorney General, single-handedly challenged the legality of the payments after being relieved off his post at the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court in 2014 ordered Mr. Woyome to pay back the money as Supreme Court judges unanimously granted the Attorney-General clearance to execute the court\u2019s judgment, ordering Mr. Woyome to refund the cash to the state.<\/p>\n

Following the delays in retrieving the money, Mr. Amidu in 2016, filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to examine Alfred Woyome, on how he would pay back the money, after the Attorney General\u2019s office under the Mahama Administration, led by the former Minister for Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, discontinued a similar application.<\/p>\n

In February 2017 however, Mr. Amidu withdrew his suit seeking an oral examination, explaining that the change of government under the New Patriotic Party under His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo and his Attorney General, Miss Gloria Akuffo\u2019s assurance to retrieve all judgment debts wrongfully paid to individuals Mr. Woyome in response prayed the Supreme Court to stay proceedings on the oral examination since he had filed for a review on the case.<\/p>\n

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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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