My faith in his principles badly shaken – Asiedu Nketia on Amidu’s petition to remove SP Kissi Agyebeng
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has said his faith in the principles of former Attorney-General and first Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has been shaken badly following Mr Amidu’s petition to have the current Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng removed from office.
The NDC National Chairman underscored that he had so much trust in Mr Amidu’s principles until his petition to President Nana Akufo-Addo to remove his successor, Kissi Agyebeng.
In an interview on Accra-based JoyNews on Thursday, May 23, 2024, Mr Asiedu Nketia said, among other things, that “the Martin Amidu I know, until this thing was done, I trusted that he was a very principled person. My faith in his being principled is badly shaken.”
The anti-graft campaigner, in a petition to the President on April 30, alleged that the current Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has, among other things, breached procurement laws in the purchase of some vehicles for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and abuses involving judges and the administration of justice.
Additionally, Mr Amidu alleged violations of citizens’ rights through arrests and detentions, violations of the right to information, and improper appointments of personnel to the office.
But Mr Nketia said he is unsure of the motive of the NDC stalwart regarding his quest to see Kissi Agyebeng removed.
He expressed surprise that the former Special Prosecutor would petition the very person he once described as the “Mother serpent of corruption” to address perceived corrupt acts.
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The NDC Chairman stated that Mr Amidu’s decision to petition the President has weakened his credibility and undermined his previous efforts to fight corruption.
“He shouldn’t have done that at all. I am still trying to understand why. Comrade Martin, have you abandoned your view that Nana Akufo-Addo is the mother serpent of corruption? Or you still hold that view? If you still hold that view, when you came to a roadblock that I want to do this thing against finance minister and the president said no way, you resigned and came to open up.
“If your successor has come to a similar road block and the president is demanding his resignation, won’t you show solidarity? But you are rather making yourself the tool for the president to be able to achieve his objective of fighting those who are fighting corruption,” he said.
Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo, on May 6, forwarded Mr Amidu’s petition to the Chief Justice for action to be taken, sparking concerns about the haste with which the President acted on the petition.
Subsequently, Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, in a letter to Mr. Agyebeng dated Thursday, May 16, requested his comments to help her ascertain if a prima facie case has been established.
