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OSP Hails President Mahama for Halting Move to Abolish Anti-Corruption Office
['Richard Owusu-Akyaw', 'Please Enter Your Name Here']
The Ghanaian Chronicle
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has praised President John Dramani Mahama for what it described as a swift and decisive intervention that halted attempts to abolish the Office and weaken Ghana’s independent anti-corruption framework.
According to the report, President Mahama’s public call for the withdrawal of a private member’s bill seeking to scrap the OSP reaffirmed Ghana’s national commitment to accountability, transparency, and the rule of law.
Mr Agyebeng said the President’s intervention reaffirmed the collective wisdom underpinning Ghana’s National Anti-Corruption Action Programme and the creation of the OSP as an institution independent of the Attorney-General.
The Special Prosecutor rejected claims that consolidating prosecutorial authority under the Attorney-General would improve efficiency or reduce costs, describing such arguments as unsupported by evidence and inconsistent with Ghana’s anti-corruption policy framework.
The Office expressed gratitude to President Mahama, Parliament, civil society organisations, and citizens who stood in defence of its mandate, stressing that institutional independence remains central to safeguarding the public interest.