{"id":463819,"date":"2018-02-13T04:10:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T04:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/13\/ndc-mp-takes-fight-against-amidu-as-special-prosecutor-to-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2018-02-13T04:10:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T04:10:19","slug":"ndc-mp-takes-fight-against-amidu-as-special-prosecutor-to-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/13\/ndc-mp-takes-fight-against-amidu-as-special-prosecutor-to-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC MP takes fight against Amidu as Special Prosecutor to Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Tuesday, 13 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>mynewsgh.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-13<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/14434397.295.jpg\" alt=\"Martin Amidu Appointed\" title=\"Martin Amidu Appointed\" width=\"295\" height=\"293\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Martin Amidu is Special Prosecutor nominee<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518495019_689_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East and former Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Dominic A. Ayine has filed a suit in the Supreme Court of Ghana challenging the eligibility of Mr Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor. <\/p>\n<p>Dr Dominic A. Ayine is praying the august court to halt the appointment made by His Excellency Nana Addo with immediate effect because Mr Amidu, now 66 years of age-well beyond the retirement threshold of public servants under the 1992 constitution of Ghana- is unqualified for the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Amidu is due to be vetted next week Tuesday by the Appointments Committee of Parliament, and already, Members of Parliament MPs from Mr Amidu\u2019s former party, NDC, have promised fireworks over his vetting and possible confirmation as first Special Prosecutor of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer Tony Lithur, a legal practioner based in Accra and a known associate of the NDC party filed the suit in the Supreme Court on the instruction of Dr. Dominic Ayine (Plaintiff) against the nomination of Mr. Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>The suit among others is seeking \u201ca declaration that by a true and proper interpretation of Articles 190(1)(d), 199(1), 199(4), and 295 of the 1992 Constitution, the retirement age of all holders of public offices created pursuant to Article 190 (1)(d) is sixty (60) years, anyhow not beyond sixty-five (65) years\u201d and also that \u201ca declaration that by a true and proper interpretation of Articles 190(1)(d), 199(1), 199(4) of the 1992 Constitution, no person above the age of 65 years is eligible for employment in any public office created under Article 190(1)(d)\u201d, among seven reliefs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YwUMQCOdPGM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KlvRT3ZmlLQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K6HI_Pr8W9M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 50 updated by: 50 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Source: mynewsgh.com 2018-02-13 Martin Amidu is Special Prosecutor nominee National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East and former Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Dominic A. Ayine has filed a suit in the Supreme Court of Ghana challenging the eligibility of Mr Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor. 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