Akufo-Addo is not planning to remove Special Prosecutor from office – Gary Nimako Marfo

The Director of Legal Affairs for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has vehemently refuted allegations suggesting a conspiracy to oust Kissi Agyebeng from his role as Special Prosecutor.

During an interview on The Forum aired on AsaaseRadio on May 25, Marfo dismissed the claims as baseless and devoid of truth.

“Anybody saying that the Jubilee House or His Excellency the President is behind a move or an attempt to kick out my own brother, Kissi Agyebeng, that statement is false; there is no merit in it as a matter of fact, it is not true,” Marfo asserted.

Emphasizing his close relationship with Agyebeng, Marfo contended that if such allegations held any validity, he would have been informed either through official government channels or directly by Agyebeng himself.

“I would have been aware about this particular matter, either I will hear from government cycles myself or Kissi himself would have told me that there’s a suggestion that he should resign and he has refused to resign and therefore he’s now being hounded out of office. That suggestion has not come.”

Marfo went on to discredit the credibility of Martin Kpebu, the individual who initially raised the allegations, labeling his claims as malicious and lacking authenticity.

“It is not true and the person who said it, that is Martin Kpebu, who made a statement, I’m telling you he has no credibility at all. I don’t know where he heard it from. I am saying that it is not true and the public might disregard all these things and let’s move on with our lives,” Marfo concluded.

President Akufo-Addo has submitted a petition to the Chief Justice seeking the removal of Kissi Agyebeng from his position as Special Prosecutor.

The petition, dated April 30, 2024, was presented to the president by the former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, and was forwarded to Justice Gertrude Torkornoo on May 6, 2024.

Among the allegations cited by Amidu are procurement irregularities in the acquisition of vehicles for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and accusations of misconduct involving judges and the administration of justice.

Further allegations include the violation of citizens’ rights through arbitrary arrests and detentions, breaches of the right to information, and improper staff appointments to the office.

Under Article 146 of the Constitution, Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is currently evaluating whether there is sufficient initial evidence to establish a committee for potential impeachment proceedings against Agyebeng.

Reports indicate that the Special Prosecutor has been requested to provide responses to the issues raised in the petition.