Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, Mary Addah, has pushed back against proposals to abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), arguing that such calls are ill-timed and unjustified.
Her response comes after two MPs — Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor — jointly submitted a Private Members’ Bill seeking a full repeal of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
The proposed legislation, dated December 8, would restore sole prosecutorial authority over corruption-related offences to the Attorney-General, as provided under Article 88 of the Constitution.
The sponsors of the Bill contend that the OSP’s eight years of existence have exposed deep structural and constitutional challenges, including overlapping mandates and friction with the Attorney-General’s Department, resulting in duplicated efforts and slowed prosecutions.
Speaking to journalists in Accra on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Ms Addah rejected the basis for disbanding the office, insisting that the OSP is only now gaining the traction needed to make meaningful progress.
“We are in the best stages of the office. The calls for it to be scrapped are very much unnecessary. It is sad that we have to be talking about this now,” she stressed.
She questioned the rush to repeal the law, noting: “The Attorney-General’s office has been there for more than 100 years. How many cases have they prosecuted? Perhaps we want quick action and results — and we cannot fault Ghanaians for that — but I think we should hasten slowly.”
Source: Myjoyonline.com
