Tell us what you are doing – NPP to Martin Amidu

General News on Friday, May 3, 2019

Source: starrfm.com.gh

2019-05-03

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) worried about the apparent inaction of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) 12 months after its creation.

According to the NPP, the inaction that characterized the office headed by former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Martin Amidu had exacerbated the impatience of the public, hence the need to move up a gear.

President Akufo-Addo created the Special Prosecutor's Office to implement an election promise made during the 2016 election campaign. According to him, the office will fight corruption on an independent, objective and neutral basis.

The effectiveness of the office has sparked strong protests in recent years in the wake of several scandals that shook the government. The state minister recently attempted to bribe Starr FM's reporter, Edward Adeti, so that he kills an overwhelming article about a Chinese mining company.

Addressing Ibrahim Alhbadan, the NPP's communications director in power, Starr News, Yaw Buaben Asamoah lamented that the inaction of the special prosecutor's office is affecting public confidence in the government's anti-corruption stance .

"I am aware that the special prosecutor wants to create an institution … a solid institution that will stand the test of time," he said, "but I think this office should also be aware of the some impatience of the public to see something that is done. "

Asamoah urged the Special Prosecutor to publish a progress report on the progress made so far in the investigations aimed at boosting public confidence in the Government and President Akufo-Addo's determination to fight corruption in the country. country.

"I can urge him to demonstrate that he is ready to make statements, perhaps some easy fruits. I think that a status report at this stage could help us. "