Social media reacts to Special Prosecutor’s resignation
Ghana’s Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has announced his resignation from office.
The anti-corruption crusader turned in his resignation letter to the President on Monday, November 16, 2020.
Mr. Amidu attributed his resignation to the traumatic experiences he went through after releasing the findings of his corruption assessment report on the Agyapa Royalties deal.
After news of his resignation broke, social media has been awash with varied reactions.
Theghanareport.com sampled a few of such reactions from some social media platforms.
The only difference between Martin Amidu den Ozil be say one is a player and de other is a politician.
They pay both of them to do nothing, absolutely nothing chale 🤦♂️
Amidu wasted wanna money kwa— Kobby Founda🇬🇭 (@Founda_) November 16, 2020
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Corruption has prosecuted the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu and has sacked him 😂😂😂#corruptgovt#kicknanaout pic.twitter.com/5ABsxlmXt3— pretty Jane💭 🍑🌻 (@JanepherKE) November 16, 2020
This Martin Amidu’s resignation has taught me one thing…
Don’t take your enemy’s enemy as a friend to fight your enemy.
The NPP took Amidu to fight the NDC but it has ended in tears.#MartinAmidu pic.twitter.com/f9aWNDWnMc
— Highest Bryt🇬🇭 (@bright_aweh) November 16, 2020
This Martin Amidu’s resignation has taught me one thing…
Don’t take your enemy’s enemy as a friend to fight your enemy.
The NPP took Amidu to fight the NDC but it has ended in tears.#MartinAmidu pic.twitter.com/f9aWNDWnMc
— Highest Bryt🇬🇭 (@bright_aweh) November 16, 2020
First, read the Agyapa corruption assessment, then read the OSP’s resignation letter to the President and then wrap up with the open release to the public. Whew!
— Johnnie Hughes, TBG (@hughes_onair) November 16, 2020
Martin Amidu’s appointment was just for show. The president played us all.
— 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐢 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞 (@BrodoSchemes) November 16, 2020
Eager to see how the NPP will discuss Martin Amidu now.
The way they hailed him with appellations eh
— n (@thenanaaba) November 16, 2020
Whatever your opinion/views are on Martin Amidu, how he decides to address his views, or professional opinion on matters of this country, you can never deny the fact that he had a burning desire to fight corruption!!!!
— Bee (@Bridget_Otoo) November 16, 2020
Wow in his official resignation, Martin Amidu attacked the President ooo pic.twitter.com/FxSLdZolp5
— Austine (@obiMpenaAustine) November 16, 2020
This is Martin Amidu’s letter to the President.He says in paragraph 3 of the first page that the President had ‘Laboured under the mistaken belief that I (MartinAmidu) could hold the office of the Special Prosecutor as your poodle.’
Eeeiiiii pic.twitter.com/7sMka8rOUE
— B.You by Berla Mundi (@berlamundi) November 16, 2020
This morning, I told Francis Abban that, from what I knew, I was surprised Martin Amidu had not resigned. https://t.co/ZvQIxR5Lmf
— Manasseh Azure Awuni (@Manasseh_Azure) November 16, 2020
Mahama post today that no weapon fashioned against shall prosper.
6 hours later Martin Amidu resigns eiii😂😂😂😂— ONUA🇬🇭 (@kwekujr_) November 16, 2020
If you are not genuinely intended to fight corruption, you don’t appoint a Martin Amidu
— Sulemana Braimah (@sulemana) November 16, 2020
Martin Amidu’s resignation is proof of why relying on men rather than cultural and institutional systems is a bad idea. It doesn’t take one man to end corruption.
— eMKay fan account (@kwesi_win) November 16, 2020