The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, has pushed back against growing calls to abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
In a Facebook post, Prof. Prempeh insists that “nothing good will be achieved if the office is abolished,” stressing that dismantling the OSP would undermine Ghana’s fight against corruption rather than strengthen it.
His comments come in response to Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, who recently argued that the OSP lacks constitutional grounding. According to Bagbin, the office was created merely to signal Ghana’s commitment to tackling corruption, rather than being anchored in the country’s legal framework.
“If you recall, during the deliberation on the OSP, a number of us stated on the floor of this House that it has no constitutional basis, but we wanted to signal to the world that we are going to fight corruption,” Bagbin said.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, December 4, 2025, the Speaker maintained that the OSP’s track record has vindicated critics of its establishment, noting that government cannot continue allocating huge sums of money to an office that has yet to deliver meaningful outcomes.
Bagbin’s position has been echoed by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and Majority Chief Whip Rockson Dafeamekpor, who have also joined calls for the abolition of the OSP. Their stance follows a recent clash between the OSP and private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu, which has reignited debate over the relevance and effectiveness of the office.
