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A lawyer with the ruling National Democratic Congress, (NDC) Abraham Amaliba, has argued that prosecuting just one member of the ruling party is enough testament to President Mahama�s strong commitment in fighting corruption. �One person is one too many�, Amaliba maintained on Joy FM�s weekly news analysis programme, Newsfile on Saturday, October 11. Government is prosecuting the sitting NDC MP for Chiana-Paga, Abuga Pele, for causing financial loss to the state to the tune of about Gh₵ 4million. Pele who was the former National Coordinator of the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) is also standing trial for defrauding by false pretences and aiding and abetting the crime. Abuga Pele has said he is being used as "sacrificial lamb". The prosecution comes in the wake of a massive corruption scandal that has riddled GYEEDA for over a year. Discussing the issue of corruption on Newsfile, host of the show, Samson Lardy Ayenini, wanted to know why government was prosecuting just one person in the wake of the massive scandal. In response, Amaliba believes that one person is significant because he is �one of our own�. He revealed that there is some level of dissatisfaction within the NDC because some believe �it�s not proper to subject one of your own to public ridicule�. Testifying against Abuga Pele is his former Supervisor, Clement Kofi Humado who was at the time the Minister of Youth and Sports and also signed a contract with Better Ghana Management Services resulting in the state�s loss of over GH₵ 240 million.He refused to comment on the fact that government was prosecuting the former Coordinator, Abuga Pele while presently letting go a minister, who signed a deal resulting in the prosecution of the coordinator. A comment would be prejudicial, he noted and called for restraints until the case was firmly decided. �Wait [till] the court gives a judgment�, Abraham Amaliba cautioned. Nonetheless, he is convinced that President John Mahama was disinfecting the system by allowing �sunshine� into the dark system of corruption. �Corruption detests sunshine� and �hauling its own people, putting up committee and commissions� indicate the government's sense of leadership in dealing with the canker.