Former broadcaster and Member of Parliament, Alhassan Suhuyini, has questioned the relevance and effectiveness of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), arguing that the fight against corruption requires stronger foundational reforms rather than a standalone institution.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana monitored by MyNewsGh, he stated that from the very inception of the OSP, he had no confidence in its core philosophy.
“I from the beginning didn’t think that there was a need for such an office at all,” he explained.
“I think it was simply driven by vendetta and the expectation of using that office to hound former government officials. So, it was not set up right and it has never lived up to expectation.”
According to Suhuyini, corruption in Ghana would be better tackled by restructuring the existing legal and prosecutorial framework.
He emphasized the need to separate the Minister of Justice from the Attorney-General’s Office to ensure genuine independence in prosecution.
“This office of the special prosecutor in the form that it was created for me does not solve the problem,” he added.
The legislator concluded that his longstanding reservations have been reinforced by the OSP’s performance so far; “From day one, I have had little expectations from that office and I haven’t been disappointed.”
