Stop attacking me or I will reveal worse - Martin Amidu to government

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has admonished members of the governing NPP against attacking him following his decision to resign, else he may respond in an undesirable manner.

Mr. Amidu dismissed allegations made against him that he was unfit for the Special Prosecutor position because he had a medical condition.

According to him, the claim- reportedly made by Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong - that he has a medical report in Germany is untrue.

Speaking to Citi FM’s Umaru Sanda, he said “…Agyapa Royalties Limited transaction over which I conducted anti-corruption assessment under the law leads to all these lies being peddled out about me.”

“I have said since I left the office that I was not going to give any press interview about my resignation, I am being pushed by so-called responses to me which contain blatant falsehoods to speak but I do not want anybody to blame me when I speak out and it becomes unpalatable so either the attack stops or I will defend my integrity even if that means my death. It is something I am not going to allow anybody not even the President to pull that integrity into the mud…”

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Martin Amidu announced his resignation as Special Prosecutor on Monday, November 16, 2020.

Among other things fuelling his decision to resign, he cited interference by the government in his work although he is supposed to be independent and also the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings who to him, was a source of protection from the threats on his life after conducting a corruption risk assessment on the controversial Agyapa Mineral Royalties deal.

The Presidency has subsequently released a letter to counter allegations Mr Amidu made in his resignation letter.

Portions of the President’s respond said: “At no point did the President ask you to shelve the report, so he could “handle the matter”. It is difficult to see in what way and in what context the President would seek to “handle the matter” when the matter was already public knowledge and had led to the Ministry of Finance suspending action on the Agyapa transaction in anticipation of your report”, the President said.