President John Mahama says recent calls for the scrapping of the Office of the Special Prosecutor are premature.
He said the Office is specially positioned to fight corruption and corruption-related crimes.
President Mahama gave the assurance when the board of the National Peace Council paid a courtesy call to brief him on its activities and challenges at the Presidency in Accra.
He, therefore, entreated the OSP to speed up its work and let the people realise its relevance in the fight against corruption.
The President said a successful prosecution and conviction of public officials who have abused their office will encourage the youth have faith in the country’s democracy.
Mahama said the government is resourcing the anti-graft institutions to ensure accountability.
He said it is one of the measures being taken by the government to regain the confidence of the people, saying this is the last chance to win the people’s trust in the country’s democratic journey.
Earlier, Veteran lawyer and former Council of State member, Sam Okudzeto, called for the scrapping of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), arguing that the institution has failed to deliver on its core mandate since its establishment.
Speaking during an interview on Joy News on Monday, December 8, 2025, Okudzeto said the OSP has not produced any meaningful results in the fight against corruption, despite the high expectations that accompanied its creation.
According to him, the office has become more of a burden than a solution.
Okudzeto criticised the OSP’s structure, strategy, and outcomes, stating that its operations have not justified the state’s investment.
He argued that corruption cases have not been prosecuted effectively, and the public has yet to see any significant convictions or recovery of stolen funds.
Okudzeto stated that the OSP has outlived its usefulness and must be scrapped.
The senior statesman added that the Attorney-General’s Department already has the constitutional mandate to prosecute corruption and other criminal offences, making the OSP unnecessary.
He suggested strengthening existing institutions instead of creating parallel bodies that end up being ineffective.
“Yeah, I’m saying that that institution is not achieving its purpose. Because look at it this way, you have an Attorney General’s Department. In that department, they have a civil section, and then they have a prosecutorial section. This one is headed by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
“The other one is headed by the Solicitor-General. What is the Director of Public Prosecutions supposed to do? He’s supposed to prosecute criminal offences, which will include corruption and corruption-related offences.
“There is nothing which makes corruption any more different than any other crime. We have a Director of Public Prosecutions, that is his job. Why do you create another institution to do the same job? That’s the whole issue,” Okudzeto added.
