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Special prosecutor Martin Amidu resigns from NDC

By Justice Kofi Bimpeh
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Presidential nominee for the office of the special prosecutor and Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has resigned from the NDC as a member.

According to report, Martin Amidu, a founding member of the main opposition NDC, has reportedly handed in his resignation from the political party in preparation for his official assumption of the position of Special Prosecutor.

His resignation comes at the back of his appointment as the special prosecutor which was widely discussed on both traditional and social media.

National Organiser of NDC Kofi Adams before the resignation of Martin Amidu said he refused to appear before the NDC's disciplinary committee saying that he is no longer a member of the party.

Martin Amidu has resigned from the NDC as a member.

Reports further said Mr Amidu had already handed in his resignation from the party prior his nomination as special prosecutor.

Akufo-Addo holding a lion by the tail

NDC MP for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has said President Akufo-Addo by appointing Martin Amidu as a special prosecutor is "holding a lion by the tail."

A local proverb, a caution to the President by the MP which literally means Martin Amidu by nature will fight corruption at every level including the ones at the doorstep of the President.

Martin Amidu no more a member of NDC

About the Office of the Special Prosecutor

President Akufo Addo on January 2, 2018, assented the Special Prosecutor Bill.

According to the President, the new law formed part of the most important elements of the NPP's 2016 Manifesto, on which the NPP was elected into office, and it had now found legislative expression.

In an effort to stamp out corruption in the country, Akufo- Addo made a campaign promise in 2016, to create the office of the Special Prosecutor to bring corrupt officials to book.

The bill was then passed by parliament in November 2017 after its third reading.

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