NDC officially "expels" Martin Amidu of the party

Saturday, February 16, 2019 Policy

Source: mynewsgh.com

2019-02-16

Ghana's Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu, was banned from the activities of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) if the statement of the party's secretary-general, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, went from itself.

According to him, Wednesday in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.com, Mr. Amidu can no longer make any decisions within the party, which means that he's not a member in good standing of the vote for any of its internal elections.

According to the NDC's election guidelines, former appointed members are allowed to vote in any internal election that may be held, but he insisted that Mr. Amidu, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, did not fulfill the requirements to vote.

"Martin Amidu said from the day he was appointed by the government that he had resigned so that he could no longer participate. The fact that he was a cadre and a former minister did not do not give this chance, "he explained.

In February, Martin Amidu revealed that his appointment as a special prosecutor did not require him to resign from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), but quickly added that his appointment made him automatically impartial.

"If you read Article 3 of the Criminal Offenses Act, the definition of a public official includes a potential public official. So, when the president proposed and announced to the world, I became a potential public official, recognized by the Penal Code. as a public officer, as far as I'm concerned, since that day, I'm neutral, and that's why you have not heard my voice in the air because I come in an office that must be neutral and impartial. .

"We do not have to resign. The Supreme Court ruled that as long as you are a public officer, you can not take part in politics. I think that involves Dr. Adjei and co. I handled this case in the Supreme Court so I do not have to resign formally. "