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The Director of Communication at the Presidency, Koku Anyidoho, has said Martin Amidu would not have been fired as Attorney General if he had taken advantage of the enough room the President, John Evans Atta Mills, gave him to substantiate allegations he made against colleague ministers. Mr. Amidu was sacked on Thursday for what the Chief of Staff�s statement termed, �misconduct at a meeting last Friday, January 13 2012 presided over by His Excellency the President. � �Mr. Amidu�s behavior is incompatible with acceptable standards expected of Ministers and Appointees of the President,� the statement said. Anti-corruption campaigners and some opposition stalwarts have kicked against the dismissal and contend the President�s move undermines his resolve to fight corruption. But Mr. Anyidoho has justified his boss� decision saying every opportunity was created for the embattled ex-minister to exonerate himself. �The President did not act out of anger,� Mr. Anyidoho told Radio Gold on Friday. �The President asked him to give us specifics and if he was able to then we�ll follow the lead. � �You can�t just throw a wild allegation out there. . the President gave him sometime and after a while no answer. The President had no option and nobody undermines the authority of the leader and gets away. Let nobody take him for granted,� he said.