{"id":401861,"date":"2018-02-17T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=401861"},"modified":"2018-02-17T10:27:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T10:27:25","slug":"house-of-chiefs-commends-nana-addo-for-martin-amidus-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/house-of-chiefs-commends-nana-addo-for-martin-amidus-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Chiefs commends Nana Addo for Martin Amidu\u2019s nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National House of Chiefs has commended President Akufo-Addo for nominating Martin Amidu as the country&#8217;s first Special Prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede (XIV), made the remarks when the Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey paid a courtesy call on the House during its first general meeting in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;peqwxWqrffVdckvQO68QHDBguMaaOf3v&#8221;]\u201cI am also happy about the interest in accountability that has been demonstrated so far because we cannot develop if don\u2019t account. Which is why I congratulate the President of the Republic for his bold choice of Martin Amidu as our first special prosecutor,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>Togbe Afede also commended Parliament\u2019s Appointments Committee for the generally positive reception given to the nominee when he appeared before them to be vetted last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also want to commend the Appointments Committee of Parliament for endorsing his nomination,\u201d Togbe Afede added.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Amidu appeared before the Committee earlier in the week and was subjected to a 7-hour-long gruelling session where he was queried on a range of issues, including comments he made in the past, his dismissal as Attorney General and his plans for the Special Prosecutor&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has since indicated that the House will take a decision on the <a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/16\/parliament-set-to-approve-martin-amidu-on-tuesday\/\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Mr Amidu\u2019s nomination<\/strong><\/span><\/a> next week, on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>This he said on Friday when he was delivering\u00a0business statement for next week on the floor of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe appointments committee may submit their report, the report on the president\u2019s nomination of Mr Martin Alamisi Benz Kaiser Amidu as Special Prosecutor. 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