{"id":465339,"date":"2018-02-18T11:30:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T11:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/18\/no-need-for-foreign-aid-if-corruption-is-uprooted-martin-amidu\/"},"modified":"2018-02-18T11:30:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T11:30:34","slug":"no-need-for-foreign-aid-if-corruption-is-uprooted-martin-amidu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/18\/no-need-for-foreign-aid-if-corruption-is-uprooted-martin-amidu\/","title":{"rendered":"No need for foreign aid if corruption is uprooted &#8211; Martin Amidu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Sunday, 18 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>mynewsgh.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-18<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/53822707.295.jpg\" alt=\"Amidu Martin\" title=\"Amidu Martin\" width=\"295\" height=\"159\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Martin Amidu, 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=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518953434_962_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">President Akufo-Addo\u2019s nominee for Special Prosecutor, Mr. Martin B.K.A Amidu is of a strong opinion that Ghana does not need foreign  support  to make headway in terms of development if the fight against corruption succeeds<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur country will not need any foreign assistance when corruption is taken out of any transaction made, both locally and internationally especially by officials occupying government seats\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that past leaders chalked these feet and it would not be surprising if the current generation is able to root out corrupt practices from the system<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know and believe the ancestors who fought for us to see Ghana today but have gone before me will welcome me into their bosom when I am no more\u201d, the nominee told Parliament\u2019s Vetting Committee during his vetting on Tuesday, February 13, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The former Attorney General and Minister of Justice reiterated his resolve to fight corruption whether with support or not indicating that fighting graft is his personal decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether I am approved to be the Special Prosecutor or not I will continue to fight for the people of this country\u201d, he vowed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sYFE_m-z32c\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m muddying myself for Ghana, I have been doing this for long and will continue to do so whether my nomination is approved or not\u201d, the former Attorney General pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t care about criticism or who takes the credit, I will fight for this country at all levels\u201d, the citizen vigilante fumed.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Special Prosecutor will have the mandate to investigate and prosecute cases of alleged corruption under the Public Procurement Act 203 Act 63 and other corruption-related offences implicating public officers, political office holders and their accomplices in the public sector.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mxu88RLkyGQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A8iSP6WGzDU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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