{"id":466607,"date":"2018-02-22T13:41:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T13:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/22\/amidus-approval-as-special-prosecutor-is-victory-for-democracy-allotey-jacobs\/"},"modified":"2018-02-22T13:41:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T13:41:02","slug":"amidus-approval-as-special-prosecutor-is-victory-for-democracy-allotey-jacobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/22\/amidus-approval-as-special-prosecutor-is-victory-for-democracy-allotey-jacobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Amidu&#8217;s approval as Special Prosecutor is &#8216;victory for democracy&#8217; &#8211; Allotey Jacobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday, 22 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>peacefmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-22<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/41755175.295.jpg\" alt=\"Allotey Jacobs2\" title=\"Allotey Jacobs2\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>NDC Central Regional Chairman, Allotey Jacobs<\/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\/1519306862_606_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Allotey Jacobs, NDC Central Regional Chairman, has described the approval of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor as &#8220;victory for democracy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Martin Amidu is the best person to hold such position looking at his credentials for combating corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The Appointments Committee of Parliament has approved the nomination of Mr Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>By a majority decision, he was voted and approved to conduct investigations into corruption-related offences of all persons in public service and prosecute them in the court of law.<\/p>\n<p>The former Attorney General was on Tuesday, 13 February 2018, vetted by the Appointments Committee of parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the issue on &#8216;Kokrokoo&#8217; on Peace FM, Allotey Jacobs affirmed the character of Mr. Amidu saying &#8220;I know Martin as a principled man and I will keep on saying it whether you like it or not. I will say it. He\u2019s principled. You can\u2019t take that away from him. When it comes to that office, he\u2019s the best man for that job\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RpGjKgF5Xuc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, I\u2019ve never objected to the appointment of Martin Amidu\u2026It has come to pass that he has been approved and he\u2019s going to get his office. I know his character and I won\u2019t give him a bad name. The only thing I can say is that he\u2019s unmanageable and very temperamental. But every human being has his weakness. Nobody is perfect on this earth . . . &#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Amidu, during his vetting, has pledged absolute commitment to the fight against corruption without any bias. <\/p>\n<p>He promised to execute his duties fairly and neutral ensuring that any person found culpable will face the full rigours of the law.<br \/><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\/zXRWgx17qR8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 38 updated by: 38 --><\/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 Thursday, 22 February 2018 Source: peacefmonline.com 2018-02-22 NDC Central Regional Chairman, Allotey Jacobs Allotey Jacobs, NDC Central Regional Chairman, has described the approval of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor as &#8220;victory for democracy&#8221;. 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