“OSP has always lacked the opportunity to speak” – Samuel Appiah-Darko

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has long struggled to make its voice heard, according to the Director of Strategy, Research and Communications Division, Samuel Appiah-Darko.

This he believes is a challenge that allows negative narratives to dominate public discourse.

“One of the problems the OSP has always faced is the lack of enough opportunity to speak. There are too many voices against the OSP, yet we don’t get a lot of time to explain what we are doing,” he said during a national dialogue on the focus of the OSP on Tuesday, March 31.

His comments follow growing calls from politicians to scrap the OSP over alleged non-performance, amplified across over 500 media stations in Ghana, which he said risks creating public misconceptions about the Office’s achievements.

He emphasised that while public scrutiny is part of democratic accountability, it must be balanced with accurate information to avoid undermining trust in key anti-corruption institutions.

Also, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has warned that political interference continues to threaten the work of the OSP, describing the anti-corruption body as a frequent target for actors seeking to weaken its mandate.

Mr Agyebeng suggested that the survival of the office has, to some extent, depended on the support of President John Dramani Mahama.

He indicated that without such backing, the institution could have faced dissolution, particularly amid reports that a bill had been prepared by the Majority in Parliament aimed at scrapping the office.

Mr Agyebeng noted that many politicians view the OSP as a threat to their interests, making it vulnerable to sustained attempts to curtail its authority and operations.

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