Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has endorsed the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, as the best candidate to lead Ghana.
According to Mr. Amidu, while John Mahama may not be a saint, his experience as a former president uniquely positions him to address the challenges created by the Nana Akufo-Addo administration.
“John Dramani Mahama is not a saint, but he is nobody’s poodle. He has the experience, as a former president, to audit the mess that the Nana Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government will leave behind,” he said.
In an epistle released today, Martin Amidu said despite his past differences with Mr Mahama, he believes the former president has the capacity to restore probity and accountability to the nation.
“I have had problems with John Dramani Mahama in the past, which are documented on my website. The constitutional situation on our hands, however, demands pragmatism to ensure probity and accountability after an eight-year tenure of government. We need a candidate who can command a sizeable parliamentary representation to actualise an audit of the previous government,” he said.
Mr. Amidu also noted that President Akufo-Addo fears an audit under a Mahama-led administration and called on Ghanaians to vote against the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) on December 7.
“John Dramani Mahama, whose audit Nana Akufo-Addo fears, ought to be the best bet for the integrity of the 1992 Constitution in our present circumstances. The 1992 Constitution does not enshrine dynasty or inheritance by cronyism, and that is why the electorate should aim for a change in government on 7 December 2024, to defend and preserve the Constitution of our Fourth Republic. Ghana must always come first,” he stressed.
MMrAmidu also dismissed the candidacy of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, describing him as a “clone and poodle” of President Akufo-Addo.
“I cannot, as a person born in the then NT, recommend Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as a person with the traits of honesty, integrity, and selfless service exhibited by our forebears from the NT to the Republic of Ghana, to be elected on 7 December 2024 as president, symbolising a representation of northerners on an NPP ticket for Ghana.”
A former Attorney General under the NDC administration, Mr Amidu resigned as Ghana’s first Special Prosecutor in 2020, accusing President Akufo-Addo of obstructing his efforts to fight corruption. He famously described the president as the “mother serpent of corruption.”
Mr Amidu believes the president failed to provide the necessary environment to investigate and prosecute corrupt individuals within his government.
By: Ekow Annan/newsalertgh.com
