The Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Beauty Emefa Nartey, has suggested to government to take immediate and urgent steps to ensure that, all the allegations Mr Amidu has put out in the public domain are addressed.
Speaking with the media, she said that, the Deputy Special Prosecutor, should be given the opportunity to address, clarify or change the perception with regards to the investigations Mr Amidu talked about in his resignation letter.
She further revealed that, the resignation was a big blow to the anti-corruption fight adding that, the development was not unexpected given the consistent complaints by Mr Amidu about difficulties and interferences in the discharge of his duties.
“It is actually a sad day for the fight against corruption in Ghana and it is a big blow also in terms of the issues that have come up.
“It’s no news to any Ghanaian, which means that it is not enough to pass a law, it is not enough to appoint a person but for us to be truly committed to the fight against corruption, we must go above the rhetoric’s and take every important step to be able to ensure that the person in that office is able to do the work that he has been committed to do.”
She then commended Mr. Amidu for his work and said, she however wished he had done more than what he has done because fighting corruption takes a lot.
“We feel that Mr Amidu has the passion, he has the courage to have been able to walk that line so that we would be able to celebrate him as a citizen vigilante truly. It is unfortunate that he couldn’t complete what he started but, we wish him the best in whatever endeavours he will undertake.”
She further posited that, the Coalition felt that the fight against corruption should be demonstrated and fully committed to because, that was the only way Ghana could sustain its anti-corruption image.
“It is the only way we can be able to fill all the loopholes, otherwise all the resources that we have will go down the drain.”
The Executive Secretary said, the development concerning the Special Prosecutor’s resignation was a call to action by Ghanaian citizens to be concerned about the fight against corruption, adding that, “We all have roles to play if we want to fight corruption”.
“It is in our power if we become active citizens to be able to demand accountability, to be able to demand transparency from our duty bearers. If we sit aloof, those who may be benefiting from the corruption will not have the motivation to do what they have to do.”
“So, as citizens we need to demonstrate our concern to let those that we have given our powers to steer our affairs know that we are not only interested in queuing to vote in terms of elections. Our citizen or activism should go beyond just voting.”
She also urged the public, to be interested in the mandate they have given to the political office holders in order to be actively involved in the governance process.
She said the citizenry should see the fight against corruption as an opportunity to participate actively in the governance process so that they could hold duty bearers to account.
The GACC is a unique cross-sectoral grouping of public, private and civil society organizations (CSOs) with a focus on promoting good governance and fighting corruption in Ghana.
