Amidu's public outcry "absurd, totally uncalled for" - Inusah Fuseini

Former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has described a recent complaint by the special prosecutor, Martin Amidu as "absurd, wrong and totally uncalled for.”

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee explained that Mr. Amidu must channel his grievances to President Akufo-Addo when he faces challenges in his work instead of publicly outlining them.

Speaking to the press in Parliament, the outgoing Tamale Central MP said Martin Amidu’s recent concerns are not legitimate.

“Where a public servant has reasons to believe that another public servant or an institution of the public service is hindering the performance of his duty, there is no need complaining to the public. You either complain to the supervising ministry or the President of the Republic and you do it in a way that it is not an open public affair. We have seen time again that, when Martin Amidu is confronted with challenges, he writes to the President because it is the President who appointed him.  So if he has difficulties fighting corruption, the person you talk to is the President and lay bare the fact which in his view hinders him in the performance of his duty.”

“What is even more worrying, is that Martin Amidu is almost blaming everybody, and this suggests that he thinks that he alone can fight corruption and that the institutions of the state are saboteurs who are not interested in fighting corruption. So if the Special Prosecutor feels that someone is hindering his work in the fight against corruption, the right thing is to complain to the supervising ministry for them to take action against the recalcitrant officers but to write to the public appears to be absurd, wrong and totally uncalled for.”