Lawyer Tony Lithur has filed a suit at the Supreme Court on the instructions of a former Deputy Attorney General under the Mahama administration Dr. Dominic Ayine (plaintiff) against the nomination of Mr. Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor.
According to him, Mr. Martin Amidu at age 66 is not qualified or eligible to be nominated as Special Prosecutor under section 13(3) of the office of the Special Prosecutor act, 2018 (Act 959).
They are also among other things asking that any purported nomination by the Attorney General or approval by Parliament or appointment by his execellency the President of the republic is unconstitutional, and therefore null and void.
Martin Alamisi Amidu, a former Attorney General in the National Democratic Congress [NDC] administration, was named as the Special Prosecutor by President Nana Adoo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Mr. Amidu, a man who has earned the nickname ‘Citizen Vigilante’ for his no-nonsense stance and campaign against corruption particularly in the NDC administration, was named by President Akufo-Addo today [Thursday], after an emergency cabinet meeting at the Flagstaff House.
The President in announcing the name, said he received the nomination from the Attorney General Gloria Akuffo, and has accepted the nominee, whose name will be forwarded to Parliament for approval when the House reconvenes from recess.
He is supposed to appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Tuesday the 13th of February, 2018 for his vetting.
It is unclear if this law suit will result in Mr Amidu's vetting being postponed until the final determination of the matter in court.
Source: Isaac Kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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Ghana is for all of us and not for some only. After the massive mismanagement these people are now hiding behind the law to stop the prosecution of the create loot and share. All who took part must be brought to book and punished.
No matter the case Martin Amidu will proscute! This shd hv been earlier not a day b4 verting so court proceedings noll n void. NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU
they have started their evil things again. i forsee this happening. its a plan. they have an agenda and they are executing it in style. well let's see if the vetting will still go on or not. i rest my case for now
The NDC looters are clearly scared of Martin's appointment. They deny being corrupt, yet they are doing everything to thwart the appointment of Martin Amidu as special prosecutor. Time will tell!
GHANAIANS TOMORROW THE VETTING WILL COMES ON, IF GOD PEMMITS, NDC'S MP's CAN WALK OUT IF THEY WANTED. NONSIS.
Only ppl whose brains r as low as Pentium 2 will rain insults on Tony lithur, let's wait for de highest court of de land to decide
Dem0ns !!!!
NDC's claimed they never chop Ghana money, why are they trying to block SPECIAL PROCECUTOR to be vetted AND TO DO ITS WORK. shame oooo UNTO NDC AND ITS members shame, even this will let NDC stay out off power for 100 years, ewie paa nie. ndc's claimed they are corrupt free party. why running away when nobody follows them, NDC HAD EXPOSED THEMSELVES AS CORRUPT PARTY.
I thought P(NDC) come to Ghana with probity and accountability mantra. Where did those go? To others you killed for less, it was about you so-called probity and accountability? Why not you?
If you don't drop this suit immediately we will have thunder strike that shining head of yours,you tony Lithur! U chop Ghana money and you don't want to face the law. No matter what he will be vetted and passed!Why didn't you raise the case and you are doing it a day to his vetting? You old evel dwarf.