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Did President Nana Akufo-Addo Strike while the Iron was Hot in his Fight against Official Corruption?
DEC 28, 2020
If I were to be asked the question, did President Nana Akufo-Addo avail himself of the advantages of the adage, “Strike while the Iron is Hot”, in regards of executing his promised fight against official corruption in Ghana, I may answer Yes and No. His good intentions to decapitate the beast called official corruption, could not succeed as expected, due to certain obstructions placed in his way by certain corrupt persons and institutions.
Strike while the iron is hot is explained in simple terms as, “to do something immediately while there is still a good chance to do it”. When he assumed the office of the presidency, President Nana Akufo-Addo ensured that a Special Prosecutor was appointed in the person of Honourable Martin Amidu, a nationwide known personality with track record of voluntarily fighting official corruption hence nicknamed, “Citizen Vigila
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The Communications Director for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa says former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu had the prerogative to tell President Akufo-Addo that he was interfering with his anti-corruption fight.
According to him, Martin Amidu could have written a letter, as it was his custom, stressing on any discomfort he perceived to be having with Akufo-Addo with regards to the independence of his office.
The MP for Adentan argued that Martin Amidu shouldn’t have walked away from an opportunity that could have cemented the independence of the Office of the Special Prosecutor and himself.
“If you say the President was interfering, you have the capacity to demonstrate that indeed he was interfering with all these letters you write.
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