Rocky55 Blog of Thursday, 13 February 2025
Source: Isaac Appiah
Asiedu Nketia, the chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), feels that the Office of the Special Prosecutor should be abolished. He believes that a career attorney general with the authority to look into and prosecute cases needs to take that position. According to Asiedu Nketia, this will aid the nation in its battle against corruption. He mentioned this when he was on Radio Gold in Accra. According to Asiedu Nketia, he had previously suggested this to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo prior to the office's formation, and if he had heeded his advice, the OSP would not now be in this precarious position. "I have consistently stated that we will not benefit from the OSP
In order to find a professional attorney general who is capable of prosecuting, I propose that we keep the Attorney General's Office distinct from the Minister of Justice's office. Therefore, if you are in the administration and you break the law, you may face prosecution; if you are in the opposition and you break the law, you may face arrest. This will give him the power to do it," he stated. However, the Attorney General is currently a Minister, and he meets with his colleagues to make decisions on a number of issues. How can he go and arrest his coworkers if there is financial misconduct? I thus advised Nana Akufo-Addo right away that if he wishes to combat corruption,