Mrs Beauty Emefa Nartey, Executive Secretary, Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), says the resignation of Mr Martin Amidu, the Special Prosecutor, has dealt a big blow to the anti-corruption fight.
“It is actually a sad day for the fight against corruption in Ghana and it is a big blow also in terms of the issues that have come up,” she said.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, in Accra, Mrs Nartey said the development was not unexpected given the consistent complaints by Mr Amidu about difficulties and interferences in the discharge of his duties.
“It’s no news to any Ghanaian, which means that it is not enough to pass a law, it is not enough to appoint a person but for us to be truly committed to the fight against corruption, we must go above the rhetorics and take every important step to be able to ensure that the person in that office is able to do the work that he has been committed to do.”
Mrs Nartey said fortunately President Akufo-Addo, in his inaugural speech on January 7, 2017, encouraged every Ghanaian to move from being a spectator to being a citizen.
She said the citizenry should see the fight against corruption as an opportunity to participate actively in the governance process so that they could hold duty bearers to account.
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