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As a result of the events of 16 November 2020, Jane Cynthia Naa Koshie Lamptey, the Deputy Special Prosecutor, has been acting, in accordance with section 17 (3) of Act 959, which states, “the Deputy Special Prosecutor shall act in the absence of the Special Prosecutor or in the event of a vacancy in the position of the Special Prosecutor.”
She has held the fort for over five months. Our checks suggest that, whiles happy to play the acting role, the experienced prosecutor has made it clear that she will not be interested in a permanent elevation.
Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has reportedly directed his accountant to return an amount of GH¢12,696 paid to him as sitting allowances from 2018.
The directive according to a report by CitiNews was issued Tuesday, November 17, 2020.
Per details of the report, the amount to be returned was from six meetings which spun from 2018 through to 2020.
These included; August to December Board sitting for which he was paid, GH¢5,560; four board sittings which he was paid GH¢1440 each from July 2019 to February 2020 and an Entity Tender Committee meeting for which he was paid GH¢1376.
CitiNews also reports that Mr Amidu saw his meetings as Special Prosecutor to be part of his official work thus saw no reason to be paid separately for attending them.
Martin Amidu, Speacial Prosecutor
Beauty Emefa Nartey, Executive Secretary, Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), says the resignation of Mr Martin Amidu, the Special Prosecutor, has dealt a big blow to the anti-corruption fight.
“It is actually a sad day for the fight against corruption in Ghana and it is a big blow also in terms of the issues that have come up,” she said.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, in Accra, Mrs Nartey said the development was not unexpected given the consistent complaints by Mr Amidu about difficulties and interferences in the discharge of his duties.
“It’s no news to any Ghanaian, which means that it is not enough to pass a law, it is not enough to appoint a person but for us to be truly committed to the fight against corruption, we must go above the rhetorics and take every important step to be able to ensure that the person in that office is able to do the work that he has been committed to do.”
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