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Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has acknowledged the formidable challenge of combating corruption in the country. He called on Ghanaians to unite in supporting the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to eradicate this pervasive menace.
Addressing the lack of successful prosecutions despite numerous investigations by the OSP, Mr. Fuseini, former Ranking Member of the Legal, Constitutional, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, reflected on the initial expectations when the law establishing the OSP was passed in 2018.
He noted, “I did not think that when we were passing the law in 2018, we were expecting that within a year or two, the Special Prosecutor would lock up many people and recover a lot of stolen properties for us.” However, he emphasized the necessity of sustained efforts.
“It requires a lot of hard work, and what we need to do is to support the Special Prosecutor. I’ve told you, and I’m saying it again that the Office of the Special Prosecutor has now been weaponized. It has been weaponized by the office itself because we now know that there is a weapon to fight corruption,” remarked Inusah Fuseini.
He underscored the importance of citizen engagement, stating that the Special Prosecutor’s office has become a potent tool for addressing allegations of illegal dealings by public officers. Mr. Fuseini cited recent calls for the reopening of the Airbus investigation as an example of the public recognizing the office’s role in tackling corruption.
“So, clearly it is a weapon, and what we need to do is to support the special prosecutor,” he urged.
In recent times, the OSP has openly expressed frustrations, accusing the courts of hampering its work. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has emphatically stated that the creation of the OSP was an act in futility. During the consideration of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values bill 2021, the Speaker stressed that the office would not achieve any results in the fight against corruption. Speaker Bagbin insisted that the Attorney General’s department should be decoupled from the Ministry of Justice.
Source:Omanghana.com
