The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has weighed in on President John Dramani Mahama’s recent meeting with key stakeholders aimed at expediting punitive action against officials cited for financial malfeasance in Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reports.

Speaking on Good Morning Ghana on October 22, 2025, Pratt acknowledged the legitimacy of the President's underlying concern regarding judicial inaction, but questioned the appropriateness of the Executive arm directly intervening in prosecution processes.

Pratt began by emphasising the foundational principle of Ghana’s governance structure.

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"We have three arms of governments who operate autonomous…clearly implies that the Executive ought not to interfere in the work of the Legislature and also the Judiciary. This is the principle. And vice versa... it's clear," he said.

However, he conceded that the President’s frustration is legitimate and widely shared.

"The president has a legitimate concern. Many people have had that concern. I've had conversations with Albert Kan Dapaah when he used to serve as chairperson of the parliamentary public accounts committee, who had the same concerns that the President has," he said.

Pratt cited a long-standing failure of the judicial system to act on findings from the Auditor General's report.

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He recalled that the Constitution likely prescribed the establishment of a public tribunal to deal with these specific financial matters, which would have included non-lawyers.

He noted that this tribunal has never been established since 1992.

Instead, under the era of former Chief Justice Georgina Wood, special courts were designated to handle cases stemming from the Auditor General's report.

"Now here is the shocker. Since that time, not one case went before the special courts appointed by the Chief Justice. Not one prosecution happened," Pratt revealed.

Given the historical context, Pratt confirmed that the core problem, the failure to prosecute financial crimes, is real and needs urgent addressing.

However, he expressed reservations about the solution chosen by the President.

"I’m not sure that the proper way to address it is to call the Chief Justice and call the Attorney General and get into a meeting about prosecutions but there’s a problem which needs to be addressed. Finished!," he added.

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