General News of Wednesday, 30 December 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comToday in History: Special Prosecutor’s office should not be built around Martin Amidu – Dr. Alidu SeiduMartin Amidu in November resigned as Ghana's Special ProsecutorIn December 2018, a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Alidu Seidu warned against structuring of the office of the Special Prosecutor around the integrity of individuals. But speaking on Key Points on Saturday, Dr. Alidu noted on that building the Special Prosecutor’s Office around Amidu’s personality was not the way to go and advised that the office is established with its own credibility. “We all know the character of Martin Amidu; we know what he has been able to do as an individual. For Dr. Alidu, the office can better work as an institution built on its own merit than have it grounded on the name and personality of an individual. According to Dr. Alidu, the fight against corruption is in two dimensions; intention and action and observed the establishment of the Special Prosecutor’s office is a demonstration of intention and commitment to fighting corruption.

Source: GhanaWeb December 30, 2020 09:45 UTC