General News of Sunday, 30 September 2018Source: citinewsroom.comIMANI Africa to raise funds for Special Prosecutor’s OfficeFranklin Cudjoe is founding President and CEO of IMANI Center for Policy and EducationPresident of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has promised to raise funds to support the work of the Special Prosecutor who recently complained about lack of resources for the Office. “Some [institutions] actually asked whether they could support the office of the Special Prosecutor. Franklin Cudjoe, however, took a swipe at the Akufo-Addo government for not being able to resource the Special Prosecutor’s office despite making so much noise about it. BackgroundIt was expected that the Special Prosecutor’s Office would pursue all reports of corruption about former and present government officials as President Akufo-Addo promised during the 2016 election campaign. There have numerous calls on the government to resource and equip the Special Prosecutor’s Office with both the Ghana Bar Association and the Auditor General adding their voices.

Source: GhanaWeb September 30, 2018 13:18 UTC