Former Deputy Attorney General, Dominic Ayine has asked the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Ocquaye to halt the parliamentary debate on the approval of Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin A.B.K Amidu, due to the on-going Supreme court case against his eligibility.
In a parliamentary sitting today, the former deputy attorney general pointed out that it would not be appropriate to debate Martin Amidu's approval when there is an ongoing Supreme court case leveled against the Special prosecutor nominee.
However, Majority leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu described Ayine's point of order as an incompetent application. According to the Majority leader, the evidence provided by the former deputy attorney general was not enough to prove any point.
NDC MP Dr. Dominic Ayine sued the State challenging the eligibility of Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor nominee due to his age.
Dr. Dominic Ayine, who is the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Bolgatanga East, is praying the Supreme Court to halt the appointment because 66-year-old Amidu is gone past the retirement age for public office holders.
Dr. Dominic Ayine is seeking these reliefs:
a) A declaration that by a true and proper interpretation of Articles 190(1)(d), 199(1), 199(4), and 295 of the 1992 Constitution, the retirement age of all holders of public offices created pursuant to Article 190 (1)(d) is sixty (60) years, anyhow not beyond sixty-five (65) years;
b) A declaration that by a true and proper interpretation of Articles 190(1)(d), 199(1), 199(4) of the 1992 Constitution, no person above the age of 65 years is eligible for employment in any public office created under Article 190(1)(d);
c) A declaration that by reason of his age (66 years), Martin Alamisi Burns Kaiser Amidu is not qualified or eligible to be nominated as the Special Prosecutor under section 13(3) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2018 (Act 959);