Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga says it is regrettable that Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has resigned from his position.

Speaking on Joy FM following the breaking story of Mr. Amidu’s resignation, Mahama Ayariga stated that despite the challenges Martin Amidu may have faced in the dispensation of his duties, he should have stayed and fought.

His comment follows the decision by Mr. Amidu to resign after citing threats to his person and the inability to “exercise any independence as the Special Prosecutor”.

In his letter to the press, he stated that the reaction he received following his anti-corruption report on the Agyapa Royalties Limited Transactions convinced him that his position as Special Prosecutor was clearly untenable.

In reference to the passing of the former ex-president Jerry John Rawlings who he described as his “protection”, he added that, “The events of 12th November 2020 removed the only protection I had from the threats and plans directed at me for undertaking the Agyapa Royalties Limited Transactions anti-corruption assessment report and dictates that I resign as the Special Prosecutor immediately.”

However, speaking to Evans Mensah on Joy FM’s Top Story, the Bawku MP was of the opinion that Martin Amidu should have stayed to defend his position and continue the anti-corruption campaign he started.

“I thought that our training in Bawku was to stay and fight and if he was put in there to fight corruption and he was so committed to fighting corruption then he would have stayed and fought corruption.”

He said Martin Amidu’s actions could only be described as him abandoning a fight.

“So as somebody from Bawku and as a father, I always take inspiration from him as a fighter but looks like he’s abandoning a fight, that’s how I see it,” he said.