Martin Amidu has resigned as the Special Prosecutor after over two years in office.
In a letter to President Akufo-Addo, Amidu suggested that the president has not been able to ensure his independence and freedom of action.
He said, “My position as the Special Prosecutor has consequently become clearly untenable.”
Martin Amidu said his decision is to enable his appointing authority “to take steps to appoint a replacement to that position as required by law.”
“This is to inform the public that I resigned from my position as the Special Prosecutor of the Office of the Special Prosecutor with immediate effect upon the submission of my letter of resignation with reference number OSP/2/AM/14 dated 16th November 2020 which was received at the Office of the President at 15:15 HRS this afternoon,” he said in his letter to the president.
“The one condition upon which I accepted to be nominated as the Special Prosecutor when you invited me to your Office on 10 January 2018 was your firm promise to me that you will respect and ensure same by your Government for my independence and freedom of action as the Special Prosecutor,” the letter said.
Martin Alamisi Amidu a former attorney general in the National Democratic Congress [NDC] administration, was named as the Special Prosecutor in January 2018.
Amidu, a man who has earned the nickname ‘Citizen Vigilante’ for his no-nonsense stance and campaign against corruption particularly in the NDC administration, was named by President Akufo-Addo after an emergency cabinet meeting at the Flagstaff House.
The president in announcing Amidu as the Special Prosecutor said he received the nomination from the Attorney General Gloria Akuffo and accepted the nominee, whose name was forwarded to Parliament for approval.
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