Special Prosecutor-nominee Kissi Agyebeng has received unanimous approval from the Appointments Committee of Parliament following his almost 5-hour vetting today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe [will] put our recommendation [forward] for the House to determine whether to approve or disapprove of our recommendation. As to how other people view his [Kissi Agyebeng\u2019s] answers, I\u2019d rather leave it to them and stay within the rules to make recommendations to the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe committee unanimously agreed to recommend him [Kissi Agyebeng] to the House for approval,\u201d Chairman of the Committee Joe Osei Owusu said during the submission of his report to the House on the nominee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Highlight of vetting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I can\u2019t stop corruption \u2013 Agyebeng<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Special Prosecutor-nominee Kissi Agyabeng says he cannot stop corruption but will make it a costly venture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He told the appointments committee at his ongoing vetting that not even God can stop corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHon. Chair there was a reference to heavy shoes of a named individual. Hon. Chair I\u2019ll like to state that I will prefer to wear my own shoes in the sense that I am my own man and I\u2019m coming with my own experiences and professional training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He went on \u201cin this quest, my conscience and knowledge of the law are going to be my guide. My strategy is that Hon. Chair I\u2019m not naive to assume that I\u2019m coming to stop corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201dThere\u2019s no way I can stop corruption. God Himself will not even acclaim to that. But I\u2019m going to make corruption very costly, very very costly to engage in\u2019\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kissi Agyabeng, a criminal law lecturer, and a practitioner will replace Martin Amidu as the second Special Prosecutor Ghana has had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr Amidu resigned from office last year accusing President Akufo-Addo of interference following his work on the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n