Martin Amidu was relieved of his post on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 by President John Evans Atta Mills under circumstances described by aids as 'his misconduct' at a meeting chaired by the president at the Osu Castle on January 18th, 2012. Martin A.B.K. B. K. AMIDU TO COMRADE CHAIRMAN AND FORMER PRESIDENT EMERITUS FLT. My pretense of appearing self-composed despite the shocking and saddening news of your sudden demise to our ancestors could no longer continue during the meeting. Martin Amidu, has once again questioned the commitment of President Nana Akufo-Addo in the fight against corruption. The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has resigned from his post. Following the delays in retrieving the money, Mr. Amidu in 2016, filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to examine Alfred Woyome, on how he would pay back the money, after the Attorney General’s office under the Mahama Administration, led by the former Minister for Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, discontinued a similar application. President Akufo-Addo at the swearing-in of Martin Amidu stated that "We expect the Special Prosecutor to discharge his duties vigorously with courage, without fear or … His resignation is with immediate effect. Two men who offer us lessons in loss, leadership and legacy. Sure! Mr Martin Amidu, the former Special Prosecutor, says President Akufo-Addo’s letter to him following his resignation contains “introductory falsehood, public … Mr. Amidu in a letter addressed to President Akufo-Addo complained of interference in his works “The one condition upon which I accepted to be nominated as the Special Prosecutor when you invited me to your Office on 10th January 2018 was your firm promise to me that you […] He has fired back at the president’s reaction to the reasons for his resignation as Special Prosecutor last week. Mr Amidu shocked Ghanaians when he announced his resignation on Monday, November 16, 2020. May he rest in peace. He has over five legal related publications including The power of a court to convict an accused person for a lesser or included offence other than charged, through The qualification and the constitutional position of the Attorney-General to The scope and effect of judicial power in the … The late former President Emeritus Rawlings adjourned the first session to the next day, the 28th and promised we would have lunch together. Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer who served as Attorney General of Ghana from 2011 to 2012 and then as the First Special Prosecutor of the country from 2018 until his resignation in 2020, citing political interference by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo. Amidu was sworn into office on Friday, February 23, 2018 by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House. the MP while speaking on his TV station, Net2 disclosed that he will drop mind-blowing secrets about Martin Amidu just after Nana Addo is sworn in as the president. We shared the one Catholic faith and at this sad and solemn moment, I cannot find words in which to bid you goodbye till the resurrection. [4], In the December 2000 presidential elections, he stood as the running mate of John Atta Mills. [1][2] He is also known for introducing the word ‘gargantuan‘, into the body politic Ghana, when he opened investigations into the Woyome scandal which was one of the highest profiled corruption cases at the time. I reluctantly, unmasked and helped myself to lunch with the Great Leader. Joint 77 – Martin Amidu Ft Natty Lee. Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has responded to President Nana Akufo-Addo. The Presidency has after indicating notice of Mr Martin Amidu’s resignation responded to the issues raised in his resignation letter. This decision follows what he described as intense traumatic experience he endured after the release of a corruption risk assessment conducted on the controversial Agyapa deal. Mr Martin Amidu has resigned from office as the Special Prosecutor. I still cannot believe that you have left us, your comrades, so suddenly and put the whole nation in shock and despair. ADVERTISEMENT Martin Amidu after staying silent for some time is back to torment President Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party. We could not meet in a face-to-face interaction again because contrary to our agreed expectations I had been compelled to execute one of the teachings of our revolutionary struggle – positive defiance without having warned him about my intentions to avoid any breakdown in any prospect of continuing mediation. Jerry Rawlings and Martin Amidu. TRIBUTE BY MARTIN A. Mr Amidu cited political interference by his appointer, President Nana Akufo-Addo for his decision. In his letter of resignation, he, among other things, attributed his action to what he described as traumatic experiences following his report on the controversial Agyapa deal. The letter, according to a statement released by Amidu, was submitted to the President Monday afternoon at exactly … Mr. Woyome in response prayed the Supreme Court to stay proceedings on the oral examination since he had filed for a review on the case. I was not exhibiting the skills of being good at playing chess, as I am told you surmised, Comrade Rawlings. B. K. AMIDU, ESQ. My mobile phones started ringing. Amidu resigned because he does not feel that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has done enough to safeguard the independence of his office. [3], Amidu served as the Deputy Attorney-General for about the last 2 years as the Special Prosecutor[[Amidu is a member of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) After civilian rule was established in the Fourth Republic in January 1993, he continued to serve in the government of Jerry Rawlings as Deputy Attorney-General. Martin Amidu resigned from his position as Special Prosecutor on Monday, November 16, 2020. He added that he was resigning because of “the lack of respect of the independence of his office.” He added that, the reaction received from the presidency in respect of the analysis of the risk of corruption and anti-corruption assessment of the Agyapa Royalties limited transaction, was the final push that led him to resign. I am only left to say: Lord grant eternal rest to your son, Jerry John, and let perpetual light shine upon him. In a letter addressed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Martin Amidu said his decision is to “enable Your Excellency to take steps to appoint a replacement to that position as required by law.”. CitiNewsroom.com is Ghana's leading news website that delivers high quality innovative, alternative news that challenges the status quo. 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Mr Amidu … O Lord hear my prayer and let my cry come to you. Earlier in the day on the Tuesday 17th November 2020, the presidency in a press release indicated notice of Mr. Martin Amidu’s resignation from the office of … Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has given reasons why he resigned. He made allegations related to alleged financial impropriety on the part of another cabinet minister, allegations he was asked by the president to substantiate. [10] Martin A.B.K. RESIGNATION OF APPOINTMENT AS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT: MARTIN A. Then on the morning of 12th November 2020 somehow and intuitively, I got apprehensive and tried to find out how well you were doing. © 2020 All Rights Reserved Citi Newsroom. He kept his word and invited us to have lunch with him, adding that: “Chief” referring to me, “If you do not eat this lunch, I have arranged for us I will not be happy”. This he did for both terms lasting eight years until January 2001. Amidu, appointed by Akufo-Addo in January 2018 to fight corruption, says he has realized that he was appointed just to be a puppet and not to actually fight corruption hence he’s resigning his post. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has received with shock and dismay the news of the resignation of the Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu. Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu before govment go appoint am as Special Prosecutor in 2018 enter public life as politician. This is to inform the public that I resigned from my position as the Special Prosecutor of the Office of the Special Prosecutor with immediate effect upon the submission of my letter of resignation with reference number OSP/2/AM/14 dated 16th November 2020 which was … They both however lost to President John Kufuor that year.[5]. I heard the news of your admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on 4th November 2020. “The one condition upon which I accepted to be nominated as the Special Prosecutor when you … A letter dated announcing his resignation has been submitted to the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. With hindsight, was this also in the nature of the last lunch/supper you had arranged in anticipation of your impending ancestral journey? After the interment of his dear mother on 24th October 2020 he was compelled by affairs of state to truncate his period of rest to hold a series of mediation sessions with me, then the Special Prosecutor, in his Office in Accra on 27th, 28th, and 29th October 2020. President Akufo-Addo after the man known as the citizen Vigilante accused him of interfering in the discharge of his duties denied any form of meddling. Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has called on the Presidency to publish several letters he wrote to the government concerning issues surrounding the operationalization of the Office of the Special Prosecutor while in office. We saw each other in his office briefly the next day, the 29th and he was all hope and assurance that justice and equity for the Ghana was going to result from his mediation efforts on the 30th, the next day. He wrote his resignation letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, who appointed him three years ago, to help his administration to fight, expose, and prosecute government corrupt officials and civilians in the country. In the line of Ghanaian and African statesmen who have graced our political history in my adult life, none has rendered such incomparable service, not only to his country but to the Pan Africanist movement, the African liberation struggle, the African continent, in general, and the world at large. Jerry John Rawlings was a hard taskmaster, but he was tolerant and magnanimous. Controversial Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Hon. The Supreme Court in 2014 ordered Mr. Woyome to pay back the money as Supreme Court judges unanimously granted the Attorney-General clearance to execute the court’s judgment, ordering Mr. Woyome to refund the cash to the state. Mr Amidu in his resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo said his independence was not assured despite a pledge from the President to “respect” his office and not control it. The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has resigned from his position. His lawyer, Ken Anku, argued that, his client will face an irreparable damage if the oral examination is allowed to take place but the deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, opposed the application, describing the reasons as incompetent and unmeritorious according to citifmonline. B. K. 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A seemingly unlikely pairing, but on closer inspection a chance to identify invaluable lessons as a nation when it comes to history, politics, progress and especially […] I was taken aback on 29 th September 2020 when after paying my condolences and expressing my experiential emotions of what a toll the passing of your dear mother could have had on you despite your old age, you told me that: “Chief, it is good it happened now. Others were around for the lunch including his sister Mrs. Judy John Nkansah. LT. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS. Amen! At least I can now see her off.” I thought this was just one of the usual conversations between friends. More About Martin Amidu. He serve as Attorney General den Minister of … The handing over of power by an African leader after two four-year terms under a Constitutional regime in Africa which you accomplished is a notable event in the political history of Ghana and Africa. The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu resigned from his job on the claims of political interference after serving almost three (3) out of his seven (7) year tenure. [8] He however went successfully through vetting by the Parliament of Ghana and assumed his post. May the Holy Trinity in our Catholic faith grant her and her children strength to bear their sorrow. On 11 January 201… Download mp3 tune now and get all the assorted musical flavors, Drummerboy Y-Kay did the production. Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer who served as Attorney General of Ghana from 2011 to 2012 and then as the First Special Prosecutor of the country from 2018 until his resignation in 2020, citing political interference by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo. Then at 10:15 am I received by telephone the shocking and sad news that Ghanaians were yet to hear, from the United Kingdom, while I was in a scheduled meeting in my then Office. He addressed his letter of resignation to President Nana Akufo-Addo. He was the sort of man who drew the best out of all his subordinates, each of whom was proud to serve him to the utmost capacity. At this solemn and trying moment of grief and mourning my compassion and sympathy go out to his Consort and widow, the indefatigable former First Lady and founder of the 31st December Women’s Movement, and co-founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 1992, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, who stood by our departed Great Leader, in rain or shine. Martin Amidu, the former Attorney General, single-handedly challenged the legality of the payments after being relieved off his post at the Supreme Court. He can name publications as one of his achievements. Following the second major cabinet reshuffle by President Mills, Amidu became the Attorney general and Minister for Justice of Ghana.[9]. Amidu resigned from his position on November 16, 2020, through a letter addressed to the president, Nana Akufo-Addo. [6][7] As Amidu is a Builsa, some people raised questions as to his neutrality in dealing with the Bawku conflict. [11], He resigned as the Special prosecutor on 16th November 2020. One such man who served under him as a matter of indisputable fact from an opposing political persuasion succeeded him immediately as President of Ghana on 7th January 2001. Martin Amidu is a renowned author. The Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Burns Kaiser Amidu, has resigned from his position, YEN.com.gh can report. The nomination was announced by the President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo on January 11th, 2018. He was the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice from January 2011 till January 2012. The system is not ready to fight corruption; it … Kennedy Agyapong has made a shocking revelation about the former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu, the late J.J Rawlings, and the NDC. The special prosecutor Martin Amidu has resigned! Martin Amidu, Special Prosecutor Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has given reasons why he resigned. Special prosecutor Martin Amidu has on Monday, 16 November 2020, resigned from his position as the special prosecutor of Ghana.. Some even in their lifetime never raised a ripple on the surface of politics and whose names are now forgotten by all but students of their period. In February 2017 however, Mr. Amidu withdrew his suit seeking an oral examination, explaining that the change of government under the New Patriotic Party under His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo and his Attorney General, Miss Gloria Akuffo’s assurance to retrieve all judgment debts wrongfully paid to individuals It will be recalled that the President in a letter accepting the resignation of Mr. Amidu as Special Prosecutor among other things rubbished claims of interference in the work of the Special Prosecutor.. With hindsight, I now realize that my dear and respected former PNDC Chairman and former President Emeritus Flt. B. K. Amidu announced his resignation as a special Prosecutor on the 16th of November, 2020. He is also known for introducing the word ‘gargantuan‘, into the body politic Ghana, when he opened investigations into the Woyomescandal which was one of the highest profiled corruption cases at the time. […] [12], Mr. Martin A. He was Ghana's first Special prosecutor nominated for parliament's approval. He was the Head of State of four Governments which encompassed members of all the political persuasions of this country who were willing to serve under him and never was the nation’s trust in a man most amply justified. His indomitable courage, all pervasive-humanity, and love for freedom for every Ghanaian are the qualities of our Great Leader for two decades as a revolutionary leader, and Constitutionally elected President under the 1992 Constitution he birthed that will forever make him to remain the most famous son of our homeland Ghana. Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Joint 77 dishes out new song with Natty Lee tagged "Martin Amidu". ADVERTISEMENT Dubbed, Amidu’s Constitutional defence to Rejoinder to the personal letter address to him as citizen LT. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS. TRIBUTE BY MARTIN A. None has striven so mightily in the sincere defence of truth and justice, and none has done more to uphold the standards of our national honour free from greed and corruption. Historians in the future will analyze his strategy and tactics, and point, no doubt to his mistakes. Describing these attacks as bad, Martin Amidu warned, “Let us stop this before we start washing our dirty linen in public”. Not all who have been Presidents or Heads of State have been of equal merit, or of at least equal importance. Amidu was sworn into office on Friday, February 23, 2018 by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House. Amidu at the swearing in ceremony thanked the Attorney General and the President for appointing him, and promised to fight corruption in the country without fear or favour. Is it true….? Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu is a Ghanaian politician. Chief you people never knew. I was taken aback on 29th September 2020 when after paying my condolences and expressing my experiential emotions of what a toll the passing of your dear mother could have had on you despite your old age, you told me that: “Chief, it is good it happened now. Two men, who are giants in different ways, from within the same party. In January 2010, following a cabinet reshuffle, President Mills replaced Cletus Avoka with Amidu, as the Minister for Interior. Martin ABK Amidu has resigned from office as Special Prosecutor. But we who lived through those days and served under him have this advantage over the historians of the future: that we can testify to the inspiration we received from his splendid courage, integrity, high moral character, and his matchless charisma and eloquence. “Is what I am hearing about former President Rawlings death true? B. K. AMIDU TO COMRADE CHAIRMAN AND FORMER PRESIDENT EMERITUS FLT. Martin Amidu resigned as Special Prosecutor on November 16, 2020 Martin Amidu has announced his resignation as the first Special Prosecutor in the country. Amidu at the swearing in ceremony thanked the Attorney General and the President for appointing him, and promised to fight corruption in the country without fear or favour. Joint 77 – Martin Amidu Ft Natty Lee In his letter of resignation, he, among other things, attributed his action to what he described as traumatic experiences following his report on the controversial Agyapa deal. Comrade Rawlings, you are one of those rare gems of this land who will never pass from the minds of men, but will live in their hearts, so long as Ghana endures because of the great qualities of your life. Mr Amidu shocked Ghanaians when he announced his resignation on Monday, November 16, 2020. He said in a letter to the President that his (Akufo-Addo's) reaction and meddling in an investigation he was carrying out "convinces me beyond every reasonable doubt that you had laboured under the mistaken belief that I could hold the Office of Special Prosecutor as poodle”. Presidents or Heads of State, like other men, vary in their importance on their generations and history. Mr Amidu was the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice from January 2011 to January 2012 under the late President John Evans Atta Mills. Even the traitors who once claimed to be his comrades who hurt him most unjustifiably before his demise attest in their traitorous books to his qualities as a statesman and a leader to whom they and the nation owe gratitude. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings was indeed giving us notice of his impending exit from his earthly assignments after the burial of his dear mother and bidding us goodbye. According to him, he was exercising his … The prognosis was not gloomy. He indicated that his decision is to enable Akufo-Addo “to take steps to appoint a replacement to that position as required by law.”[13][14], Martin A. My heart goes out to that valiant woman, with famous blood of Ashanti royalty in her veins, who sustained the former Chairman and former President through all his travails and problems and brought up with their charm and beauty the three daughters and a son who mourn their Great father to-day. Two or three years ago I was in bad shape with my health and I feared I would go before her. Is it true…?”. Martin Amidu has resigned from his post as Special Prosecutor. The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has resigned. Martin Amidu has released a 27-page reply to comments made by the President following his resignation. I was dead serious to be a loyal, faithful, and true revolutionary comrade serving the interest of the ordinary people of this country for whom you led us to render selfless service during our long years together as comrades and brothers.