Martin Amidu has said he is prepared to work with ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, and other anti-corruption campaigners as the Special Prosecutor when the Appointments Committee of Parliament gives him the nod. “I’m prepared to work with anyone who will help us achieve the objective of the Office,” the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice told the ...
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Bonded jobless nurses picket again at Health Ministry
Scores of bonded unemployed nurses and midwives on Tuesday besieged the premises of the Ministry of Health to demand posting. The trained health professionals said they have been idling at home for the past two years after successfully leaving school and completing their mandatory national service. The spokesperson of the group, Daniel Obuor, said the Ministry has failed to respond ...
Read More »‘Woyome should go down with his accomplices’ – Amidu
The Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, has said that failings within Attorney General’s office contributed to Alfred Agbesi Woyome’s initial acquittals between 2012 and 2015, in the midst of the GHc 51 million judgment debt saga. Without naming any individuals, Mr. Amidu was of the firm belief that Mr. Woyome should have been prosecuted alongside his “accomplices”, in reference to ...
Read More »Martin Amidu will collapse NPP; mark my words – Ken Agyapong
Controversial NPP Member of Parliament for Assin Central Honourable Kennedy Agyapong has lashed out at Mr Martin Amidu who appeared before parliament to be vetted for the Special Prosecutor job. The outspoken lawmaker said in his usual candour: “that man will collapse NPP, mark my words. I have had that intuition. My instincts are not wrong. God has given me ...
Read More »Churches Banned From Aliu Mahama Stadium
At least four churches have been banned from holding religious service at the Aliu Mahama Stadium in Tamale. Stadium authorities have refused to renew their license to operate from the national sports facility. The affected churches are Grace Gospel Church, Holy Hill Worldwide, Converted Christian Ministry and Prophetic Fire Ministry. They have over 700 congregants in total. They were given ...
Read More »I Have No Presidential Ambitions – Amidu
The Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu has categorically stated he has no presidential ambitions. Answering questions during his vetting at the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Tuesday, the former runningmate of the Late John Evans Atta Mills in the 2000 elections stated that his only interest now is to help fight corruption and prosecute looters. “Mr chairman, I was running mate ...
Read More »Registrar General taps GHS 75.2million as Online Process Paves Success
Government of Ghana’s policy to create more jobs for the people while using technology to enhance the ease of doing business in Ghana gets better as the Registrar General Department (RDG) under the leadership of Mrs. Jemima Oware made GHS 75.2 million Ghana Cedis in 2017. This great strides are in line with the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu ...
Read More »My life is in danger – Shatta Wale tells Akufo-Addo
Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has said he will not sit aloof and wait for a Pastor to visit a shrine to kill him just because he wants to prove a point that he has the power to make and unmake. According to him, if the Pastor who predicted his death thinks he is a man of God, he should meet ...
Read More »Rawlings had more integrity than me – Amidu
Martin Amidu has admitted that even though he is a man of proven integrity, former President JJ Rawlings had more integrity than him, when he served as head of state of the country. Responding to questions on his role in the PNDC era at his vetting in Parliament Tuesday, Amidu noted “The chairman (JJ Rawlings) himself had more integrity than ...
Read More »Charlotte Osei’s appointment: Why didn’t NDC challenge me? – Martin Amidu jabs
Former Attorney General, Martin Alamisi Amidu in an article, accused John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of appointing Charlotte Osei to the Electoral Commission to rig the 2016 election in its favour. Although the NDC was defeated by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the last election, Mr. Amidu insisted that “…as I said time without number during ...
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