John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has issued a strong call for the government to ensure the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) operates without interference.
Speaking during a media interaction in Bolgatanga, Mahama expressed his concerns about perceived government meddling in the affairs of the OSP.
He highlighted the critical role of the OSP in investigating and prosecuting corruption and other criminal activities.
Mr Mahama pledged his commitment to allow the OSP to operate freely in his next administration.
“To be able to deal with corruption, I think that we should take away political interference. We should leave the anti-corruption institutions to do their work. This government is fighting the OSP. Indeed they’ve made attempts to, they hounded the first one so much – Martin Amidu – that he had to resign.
The OSP should be left to work and I make that commitment when I come into office, the special prosecutor would have a free hand to do any investigations he wants.
“What we do is it’s easy when you come into office to investigate your predecessor government. They are your political opponents so investigating them and prosecuting them indeed you will enjoy doing it but the real test of the fight against corruption is when it happens in your regime that you are able to investigate and deal with it,” he stated.
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