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President Nana Akufo-Addo has vowed not to abuse his powers to prosecute corrupt persons.<\/p>\n

He says he remains committed to due process as his administrations look to live up to expectations in the corruption fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things I am not prepared to do under any conditions is to do away with due process,\u201d President Akufo-Addo declared in his meeting with Ghanaians in Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us accept the judicial process as it is, work with it knowing fully well that if tomorrow you are in trouble, you would also like to have due process applied to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

We are not going to have a situation have where, for political reasons, due process is denied some people but is applied to other people. I will never ever preside over that.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo has in the past touted his appointment of a Special Prosecutor as evidence of his commitment to due process.<\/p>\n

He said the work of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, will quench fears and accusations of a political witch hunt.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cwe have a particular problem in Ghana which is that every time a prosecution is mounted against a high ranking official, you hear the cry witch-hunting. It has become a way of protest for senior political figures.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he [Martin Amidu] then puts you in his gaze for an act of wrongdoing, that charge of witch-hunting will no longer be available. We believe that that is a very important step, which will make sure that the principle of equality before the law is made meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n