Mills tells A-G to resign

A senior source at the Castle has told the New Statesman that the President, John Evans Atta-Mills, has demanded for the resignation of his Attorney-General, Martin Amidu, with immediate effect.

Mr Amidu’s resignation, according to our source, is expected to be made public at the weekend. This development, according to the source, happened after a crucial meeting with leading members of both the party [NDC] and government which concluded that the press release by the A-G has made his position untenable.

The President subsequently met with the A-G and offered the option of resignation before he is pushed out.

However, the A-G, according to a source at the Ministry of Justice has offered to present a full report to the Castle giving evidence to support his allegation. Our Caste source says, the A-G is expected to meet the President for the last time at the Castle this afternoon.

“We expect him to bring his resignation letter and the evidence that he claims to have about a cover up,” the source stressed. In his explosive press release, the government’s legal officer accused another cabinet member of perverting the cause of justice in an attempt to cover up “gargantuan crimes” against Ghana.

The GH¢58 million payment to Mr Alfred Woyome has been described by the opposition as the single biggest act of corruption against the state.

Mr Amidu, the 2000 running mate of Prof Mills and onetime shadow vice president, has suddenly become enemy number one at the castle. In the words of Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, deputy Information Minister, this morning, “he [Martin Amidu] has opened the Pandora’s Box. He has stirred the Hornet’s nests.”

Pressure is now being mounted on the President to expose who the Minister accused of perverting the cause of justice is and to take prosecutorial action against the said Minister.

But, there are doubts as to the President’s willingness to keep the Pandora’s Box open. Would he stay on the side of protecting the public interest or protecting his partisan interest?