The Attorney General has nominated the Chairman of the Electronic Communications Tribunal, Kissi Agyebeng, as the next Special Prosecutor.
His nomination was announced by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Godfred Dame in a letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo dated Friday, April 16, 2021.
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“In accordance with Section 13(3) of Act 959, I hereby nominate Kissi Agyebeng ESQ for the appointment of the position of Special Prosecutor, subject to the approval of the majority of all the members of parliament,” part of the statement read.
“I am satisfied that Kissi Agyebeng possesses the requisite expertise on corruption and corruption-related issues is high moral character and govern integrity and satisfy all the other requirements stipulated in Section 13(1) and (2) of Act 959,” the statement added.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is, however, yet to make a formal declaration of his nomination; Kissi Agyebeng as the Special prosecutor.
Per section 13 (8) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), the President of the Republic is expected to within six months appoint another person to hold the position of the Special Prosecutor should it become vacant. It will be recalled that the former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu resigned on November 15, 2020, after levelling several allegations against President Akufo-Addo.
When approved by Parliament, Agyabeng will replace Martin Alamisi Burns Kaiser Amidu, who resigned on November 15, 2020.
Amidu resigned from his position on November 16, 2020, through a letter addressed to the president, Nana Akufo-Addo.
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In his resignation letter, Amidu suggested that President Akufo-Addo has not been able to ensure the independence of his office and his freedom to act on matters.
Amidu cited feedback on his submitted corruption risk assessment on Agyapa Royalties Limited Transactions as one of the triggers that have got him to resign.
According to the former Attorney General, while he had thought that he was doing his work independently, reactions to his report indicated otherwise.
