{"id":466003,"date":"2018-02-20T17:40:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/20\/parliament-ignores-ayine-to-approve-amidu-as-special-prosecutor\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T17:40:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T17:40:58","slug":"parliament-ignores-ayine-to-approve-amidu-as-special-prosecutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/20\/parliament-ignores-ayine-to-approve-amidu-as-special-prosecutor\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament \u2018ignores\u2019 Ayine to approve Amidu as Special Prosecutor"},"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, 20 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-20<\/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\/85152085.295.jpg\" alt=\"Martin Amidu Lsdkdkjs\" title=\"Martin Amidu Lsdkdkjs\" width=\"295\" height=\"169\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Martin Amidu in a rare smile at the Flagstaff House following his nomination as Special Prosecutor.<\/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\/1519148458_460_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Parliament has approved Martin Amidu as the country\u2019s first Special Prosecutor to tackle corruption cases in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, Deputy Minority Ranking Member on Constitutional Affairs, Dr. Dominic Ayine, asked Parliament to put the approval on hold, as his suit against Mr. Amidu\u2019s nomination is still pending at the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on Standing order 93(1), Dr. Ayine invited the Speaker of Parliament to rule on whether the House\u2019s intention to approve the nominee will not be wrong pending the Supreme Court case.<\/p>\n<p>But the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, ruled against Dr. Ayine\u2019s argument thus making way for Amidu\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Amidu was vetted by Parliament\u2019s Appointments Committee last Tuesday, February 13.<\/p>\n<p>The vetting, which lasted more than seven hours saw members of committee quizzing Mr. Amidu\u2019s plans for the Special Prosecutor\u2019s Office and how he intends to carry out his mandate of fighting corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The Appointments Committee also unanimously recommended his confirmation moments after the grueling exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Too old\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Former Deputy Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine\u2019s suit at the Supreme Court is challenging the nomination of Martin Amidu for the position of Special Prosecutor because of his age.<\/p>\n<p>In his argument, he said the Office of the Special Prosecutor falls under the broad category of public officers who by the constitution must retire by age 60 with a possible extension to 65 years.<\/p>\n<p>He is seeking  declaration that \u201cby a true and proper interpretation of Article 190(1)(d),199(1,)199(4) and 295 of the 1992 Constitution, the retirement age of all holders of public office created pursuant to Article(1)(d) is sixty years, anyhow not beyond (65).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/iCBbzCr3-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" 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Parliament has approved Martin Amidu as the country\u2019s first Special Prosecutor to tackle corruption cases in the country. 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