Co-Chair of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption (CMaC), Edem Senanu, has opposed calls to abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), advocating instead for a review and strengthening of the institution.
His remarks follow appeals by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and some Members of Parliament for the OSP to be scrapped, with proponents suggesting the Attorney-General’s Office should be the sole body responsible for investigating and prosecuting corruption cases.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue on Saturday, December 6, Mr. Senanu described the parliamentary calls as troubling, cautioning against dismantling an institution that is still evolving.
“I think reviewing and strengthening the OSP is where I will go. It’s a key institution that has something to offer. If we have politically exposed persons who say we should scrap it, we need to be very cautious. It’s an institution that is being built,” he said.
Mr. Senanu further noted that some MPs now calling for the abolition of the OSP had previously supported the passage of the law establishing the office.
“I find the comments in Parliament disconcerting because they are politically exposed persons. Some MPs supported the debate during the passage of the law. So to suddenly say that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater is not the way to go,” he added.
He urged policymakers to focus on reforms to improve the effectiveness of the OSP rather than dismantling it entirely.
The comments come amid three petitions calling for the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, alleging that his continued stay in office undermines transparency, accountability, and effective governance.
The first petition, submitted by Simon Yaw Awadzi, Executive Chairman of COFIIG, urges President John Dramani Mahama to initiate removal proceedings under Section 15 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017, and Article 146 of the Constitution. It alleges that Mr. Agyebeng mismanaged over GHS364 million in public funds allocated to the OSP since 2021, with no publicly available audited financial statements.
A second petition, filed by Apostle Abraham Lincoln Larbi—who recently led a small protest alongside lawyer Martin Kpebu—claims the Special Prosecutor colluded with former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to evade accountability and disrespected the Attorney-General by refusing to submit the docket on him.
The third petition focuses on the SML matter, alleging that the Special Prosecutor allowed Ken Ofori-Atta to leave the country, failed to use his police powers to arrest him, and misrepresented attempts to secure support from security agencies, according to Citi News sources.