President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is being equipped so Mr Martin Amidu can carry out his mandate of fighting corruption, adding that Ghanaians will soon feel the impact of the anti-graft office.
President Akufo-Addo made this known on Friday, 28 September 2018, when he addressed a town hall meeting of Ghanaians resident in Washington D.C., as part of his trip to the United States of America for the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
“The office has been established by law and contrary to a lot of things, the efforts are being made to make sure that the office is functional. I think very soon, all of you will see that, indeed, the office is functional,” Mr Akufo-Addo said.
Mr Amidu recently expressed frustrations about the several challenges his under-resourced office is facing in carrying out his mandate.
Apart from that, he said appointees of the government were not cooperating with him.
“You ask for information you can’t get it, you ask for a docket, the docket cannot be produced. You ask a minister for a record, the record cannot be produced. How do you fight corruption when those appointed by the president who has a vision are not coordinating with the office of the special prosecutor to achieve his mandate? That is the challenge we have to face,” Mr Amidu said at the National Audit Forum organised by the Ghana Audit Service.
The Citizen Vigilante said he has been working with common sense ever since he was sworn into office because there is no legislation guiding his work.
“I am saying this for the public to understand that we have set up an office. We have to organise that office, have the requisite personnel. It does not take one day. The law says 90 days after the assumption of office of the Special Prosecutor, pursuant legislation must be enacted, but as I speak today, I have no legislation so I use my common sense.”
He noted that his reputation alone as an anti-graft campaigner cannot fight corruption and, therefore, called on the government to resource his office to enable him to work effectively.
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