Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has condemned Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer, calling him an unfit and incompetent candidate for president.In a statement released just days before the 2024 general election, Amidu shared details of Bawumia’s political history.

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He explained that Bawumia and his family were once members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), but the vice president switched allegiance to the NPP after his attempt to secure the NDC’s vice-presidential slot failed.Amidu declared that he could not support Dr. Bawumia for president, citing the corruption of the current president, Nana Akufo-Addo, as a major reason for his disapproval.He went on to describe Dr.

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Bawumia as a mere "clone" and "poodle" of Akufo-Addo, labeling him as a product of the president's leadership and accusing him of failing the country.“The process of grooming, cloning, and socialising Dr Bawumia as Nana Akufo-Addo’s poodle began, leading to the sharing of similar governance principles, which Bawumia espoused at the Walewale rally,” he said.

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“Nana Akufo-Addo has so successfully groomed Dr Bawumia in his own character and image that he can rest assured that when Dr Bawumia succeeds him as president, the fruits of 'Ohene sℇ wo foro akoŋwa yi na sℇ wo aŋya sika a, wↄ bℇka sℇ wo yℇ okwasanpa ni' will be protected from auditing for his family, friends, and cronies under his regime to sleep in peace,” he added.The former Attorney General argued that electing Dr.

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Bawumia as president would simply mean endorsing Nana Akufo-Addo, leading to the persistence of the nation’s current difficulties.

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“The choice facing the electorate on 7 December 2024 is, therefore, to vote for Mahamudu Bawumia as Nana Akufo-Addo’s anointed successor and continue suffering under the 'create, loot, and share' principle they both hold in common, or vote for change to enable probity and accountability, as demanded by the Constitution, to prevail,” he said.He also emphasized that he could not support Dr.

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Bawumia’s candidacy, citing his lack of integrity and his inability to bring positive change to the country.“I cannot, as a person born in the then NT, recommend Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as a person with the traits of honesty, integrity, and selfless service exhibited by our forebears from the NT to the Republic of Ghana to be elected on 7 December 2024 as president, symbolizing a representation of northerners on an NPP ticket for Ghana.

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"Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is not only an opportunist and a pretender, but he has also lost track of the high moral character associated with his own biological family and the forebears of Northern Ghana,” he added.It will be called that Mr. Martin Amidu, who served as Ghana’s first Special Prosecutor, resigned following a dispute with President Akufo-Addo, whom he accused of corruption.

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