Mahama: Calls to Scrap Special Prosecutor’s Office Are Premature
President urges patience and institutional strengthening amid growing calls to dissolve the OSP.
- Mahama says scrapping the OSP is premature and counterproductive.
- Urges the Special Prosecutor’s Office to speed up its investigations.
- Debate intensifies as key political figures call for the OSP’s dissolution.
President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed growing calls for the abolition of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), arguing that such demands are hasty and that the institution needs more time to demonstrate its full potential.
Public debate over the OSP’s effectiveness has intensified in recent weeks, with critics claiming the office has yet to make a significant impact in the fight against corruption and should therefore be dissolved.
Addressing members of the National Peace Council, President Mahama emphasized the importance of strengthening anti-corruption institutions rather than dismantling them. He noted that while the OSP must improve its pace and efficiency, abolishing it would undermine efforts to promote accountability and good governance.
“I think it is premature to call for the scrapping of the Office of the Special Prosecutor. We should give them a little time, and I urge the office to speed up with its work,” the President said.
Calls for the OSP’s dissolution were first made by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga following the detention of private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu. Other prominent figures, including former Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Oquaye, have since echoed similar sentiments.
