President Akufo-Addo appointed Martin Amidu as the first Special Prosecutor in January 2018...
After the controversy over the resignation of Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu and over Domelevo civil society activists complain that the promises to tackle corruption are empty (AC Vol 62 No 7 SPECIAL REPORT: How Vincent Bolloré won control of Ghana's biggest port & Vol 61 No 23 Anti-corruption boss 'no poodle')...
The controversial plan was shelved in November 2020 after the then Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu published a report listing breaches of public procurement law nepotism unethical actions by ministers and warning the risk of corruption was high (AC Vol 61 No 22 Election stirs up apathy)...
The last person in the post Martin Amidu resigned amid a war of words with President Akufo-Addo last November over his investigation into the government's planned gold royalties company Agyapa to be listed in London and Jersey (AC Vol 61 No 22 Election stirs up apathy)...
The Agyapa project was suspended last year after a devastating report from the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu...
But Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu issued an Interpol Red Notice for one of Mahama's brothers Samuel Adam Mahama (aka Foster) last year...
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After Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu released a damning report on the conflict of interests around the Agyapa project plans to push it through before the elections were abandoned (AC Vol 61 No 23 Anti-corruption boss 'no poodle')...
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Questions to Ofori-Atta are likely to focus on his role in the attempt to float the Agyaba gold royalties company in London and Jersey which has been put on hold following an investigation by the Special Independent Prosecutor Martin Amidu last year...
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After the Office of the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu issued a corruption risk assessment on the deal pointing to conflicts of interest and breaches of procurement law the government agreed to pause the deal...
The surveys were taken before the row over the Agyapa gold company escalated with the resignation of the Independent Prosecutor Martin Amidu and the publication of heated letters between him and the government...
