Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has urged government to critically review the relevance and impact of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), arguing that the state may be wasting scarce resources on duplicative anti-corruption structures.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, during the debate on the 2026 Budget, the MP questioned the justification for allocating GH¢158 million to the OSP.
According to him, Ghana has created too many parallel anti-corruption institutions, yet corruption remains pervasive.
“Mr. Speaker, it’s about time we take a critical look at our expenditure. Mr. Speaker, we have too many institutions fighting corruption, but we must ask ourselves whether or not the Office of the Special Prosecutor is still a necessity.”
He argued that merging or consolidating some of these institutions may produce better results while reducing financial waste.
“Mr. Speaker, we need to consolidate the institutions that fight corruption in this country by making sure we avoid duplicity and enhance investments in those already-existing institutions. That is how we can fight corruption well without losing good money, as we’ve seen over a period.”
Lawyer Baffour Awuah therefore called on the Attorney General to review the mandate, efficiency, and overall relevance of the OSP, stressing that taxpayers are not getting value for money.
“We’ve tried it for over seven years and the results are there for us all to see. It is good money chasing bad money,” he concluded.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/
