Amidu bit his teeth; law against corruption ready

General News on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Source: dailyguideafrica.com

2018-11-27

The Special Prosecutor, Martin B. B. K. Amidu, is expected to perform his duties following the promulgation of the enabling legislation supporting his operations.

Defense Minister Dominic Nitiwul yesterday tabled in Parliament a legislative instrument to provide legal support to the Office of the Special Prosecutor on behalf of Attorney General Gloria Akuffo.

The Li. expiring in 21 days would create a regulation that would guide the operations of the Special Prosecutor's Office.

The L.I, which is one of the instruments that the Special Prosecutor needs to fulfill its statutory obligations, was then submitted to Parliament's Committee on Subsidiary Legislation for consideration and report to the plenary for approval.

It would define the scope of the office's activities in pursuit of its agenda.

In January 2018, Mr. Amidu, member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), opposition party, was appointed by President Akufo-Addo as the first special prosecutor among the opposition protests, the NDC.

The government then allocated GH 180 million in the 2019 budget to the activities of the Special Prosecutor's Office.

During the 2016 campaign, the then candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, promised to establish a special prosecutor's office to effectively fight corruption.

According to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, these funds would help the Office of the Special Prosecutor to fight corruption in the country.

In March 2018, Martin Amidu complained of his inability to function effectively due to the lack of funding for his office.

In accordance with the 2019 budget presented by Ken Ofori-Atta to Parliament, he said that the government would provide more resources to the special prosecutor in the coming year so that he could discharge his duties in the next year. trouble-free task.

"In keeping with the government's promise to protect public funds, His Excellency the President remains committed to the fight against corruption. In this budget, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has been allocated GH 180 million by the Government of Ghana, which has pledged to provide additional resources in 2019 to enable it to fulfill its mandate. " added the Minister of Finance.