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Suit against Amidu’s age could disgrace your gov’t – Prof Asare to Nana Addo

By Clement Edward Kumsah
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Law Professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, has cautioned President Nana Addo and the Attorney-General to be careful with the suit challenging the nomination of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor.

According to Professor Asare the suit filed by the minority MP, Dr Dominic Ayine, asking the Supreme Court to declare the nomination of Mr Amidu, 66, as null and void could be a disgrace to the President if intensive care is not taken.

In the suit, Dr Ayine is praying the Supreme Court to halt the appointment because 66-year-old Amidu is gone past the retirement age for public office holders.
Remarking on the suit, Prof. Asare advised the A-G, Gloria Akuffo, to read the Constitution carefully and advice the President accordingly.
He added that the President's legal team must take a second look at Amidu’s nomination.

Prof Asare stated that “President Akufo-Addo respects the law, he knows the law, and he should spend some time to read Article 191 (1) of the 1992 Constitution carefully which has clearly stated the age qualification for public servants,”

The Ghanaian law Professor stated in an interview on Accra based radio station Adom FM on the controversies surrounding Martin Amidu’s nomination.

“I’m surprised they’re joking with the matter currently pending at the Supreme Court...It’s a very, very serious case,” Prof. Kwaku Azar stressed.

He continued that considering the magnitude of the suit, “Martin Amidu should have also informed the President to instruct Parliament to hold on with his vetting to ensure the determination of the case before his vetting process,”
Meanwhile, even before the Appointment committee submit it’s report to Parliament for consideration, Prime News has gathered that Martin A.B.K. Amidu has been tremendously endorsed by both sides of the appointment committee.

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