Akufo-Addo is not to blame for the failure to get my old office up and running – Amidu

Politics of Saturday November 28, 2020

Source: Daily mail

2020-11-28

Martin Amidu says that President Nana Akufo-Addo was not to blame for the inefficiencies of the Special Prosecutor’s Office.

Amidu resigned as special prosecutor on November 16, 2020, citing political interference and “traumatic experience” he had suffered when he transmitted in a 13-page letter the conclusions and observations on the corruption risk analysis and anti-corruption assessment in the Report on limited transactions of Agyapa royalties and other related matters.

According to Amidu, the selection process of the transaction advisers revealed a reasonable suspicion of bid rigging and corruption activity, including the potential for illicit financial flows and money laundering … ”, the Special Prosecutor wrote in his assessment report of the risk of corruption. to the president.

President Akufo-Addo responded to Amidu’s allegations of political interference, calling them shocking.

But in his last 27-page response, Amidu said he was completely shocked by the letter from the Presidency saying that the content of the letter “was intended for the president to assassinate my character for simply exposing the true nature of the Jersey. incorporated abroad. Agyapa Royalties Limited Transactions in my professional anti-corruption assessment report. “

Despite this, he added: “I have never blamed the president for the lack of operation of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. The presidents give instructions and hope that those responsible for carrying them out will faithfully comply with them ”.