Edem Senanu, Co-Chair of the Citizen Movement Against Corruption, has warned that calls to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) could undermine efforts to hold politicians accountable in Ghana.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, December 10, Senanu described the OSP as a critical institution in the country’s fight against corruption, expressing concern that efforts to weaken or remove it could send the wrong signal to the public about political accountability.
“This is an institution that has been carefully established, and we as Ghanaians invested significant resources and collective effort into its creation. Over the years, Attorneys General have struggled to hold their peers in government accountable.
“So, calls for the removal of the OSP send the wrong signal, suggesting that politicians are not genuinely interested in being held accountable,” he said.
Senanu further noted that the OSP has brought significant changes to the fight against corruption, reshaping the landscape and reinforcing the importance of transparency and justice in public office.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has pushed back against calls to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), describing such demands as premature and urging the public to allow the institution more time to deliver on its mandate.
