Akufo-Addo Wanted Me To Stop Agyapa Investigations – Martin Amidu Explains Why He Resigned

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has alleged that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wanted him to shelve the Agyapa Royalties report.

In a letter explaining his resignation from office, he further alleged that the President asked him to also allow him to deal with the issue personally.

“I again asserted that I was not going to bargain over the independence of my functions as the Special Prosecutor. I refused to take the copy of the alleged comments from the Minister of Finance you offered me as that would have compromised my independence as the Special Prosecutor. I also refused to shelve my report to enable you to handle the matter which explains my press release to the public on the morning of 24 October 2020 and the follow-up with the distribution of the full sixty-four (64) page Agyapa Royalties Transactions anti-corruption assessment report to the public, unbeknown to you that I had published the full sixty-four (64) page report to the public you caused a press statement to be made based on my letter dated 16 October 2020 to you under reference which sought to politicize and downplay the seriousness of the professional analysis of the risk of corruption and anti-corruption assessment reported by my Office,” Amidu said in the letter dated November 16, 2020.

Martin Amidu officially announced his resignation as special prosecutor yesterday stating a number of reasons including the fact that he has not been paid since his appointment.

Source: GhanaFeed.Com