The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has backed the appointment of Martin Amidu as the first Special Prosecutor to ensure that public officials put God first in their operations in a bid to minimize corruption in the public sector.
Speaking to the media to assess his first year in office, the President stated that ; “Amidu will instill fear of God in public officers” and disabuse partisan prosecutions.
Mr Amidu was named as the Special Prosecutor for the newly created office of the Independent Prosecutor last Thursday, December 11,2018 .
The President commended the public spiritedness of the man widely acclaimed as an anti-corruption crusader, a bulwark in the fight against corruption.
If approved by Parliament, Martin Amidu will stay in office as the Independent Prosecutor for the next seven years.