The Executive Director of Transparency International Ghana, Mary Addah, has rejected growing calls for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to be scrapped, describing the proposals as unnecessary and premature.

Speaking to journalists in Accra on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Addah argued that the OSP still requires time and institutional space to fully deliver on its anti-corruption mandate.

“We are in the best stages of the office. The calls for it to be scrapped are very much unnecessary. It is sad that we have to be talking about this now,” she said.

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She questioned why some actors were in haste to dissolve the office, noting that even long-established state institutions continue to face challenges.

“The intent and purpose of the law and the office—have they been achieved? Why are we in a hurry? The Attorney-General’s office has been there for more than 100 years; how many cases have they prosecuted? Perhaps we want quick action and results. We cannot fault Ghanaians for that, but I think we should hasten slowly,” she added.

Addah urged stakeholders to support the OSP as it works to strengthen Ghana’s anti-corruption architecture, stressing the need for reforms rather than abolition.

Her comments come in the wake of a Private Members’ Bill submitted by Members of Parliament Mahama Ayariga and Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, seeking to completely repeal the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).

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The Office of the Special Prosecutor (Repeal) Bill, 2025, dated December 8, proposes restoring full authority for prosecuting corruption-related offences to the Attorney General in line with Article 88 of the constitution.

A memorandum accompanying the bill argues that eight years of the OSP’s operation has disclosed structural and constitutional flaws that undermine its efficiency.

It cites duplication of roles between the OSP and the Attorney General, resulting in ‘friction, overlapping mandates and avoidable delays’ in corruption prosecutions.

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