The Director of Strategy, Evaluation, and Communication at the Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP), Samuel Appiah Darko, has argued that Ghana’s current legal framework is insufficient to effectively combat corruption.
He has therefore underscored the need for the OSP to be granted more powers and effective laws to deal with corruption.
He made the remarks while addressing participants at a forum held in Accra on Thursday, November 14, 2024.
“Ghana is a country that has so many laws, but we don’t have efficient laws. For me, from the Office of the Special Prosecutor and as a lawyer, I am happy we have not passed the Conduct of Public Officers’ Bill, although I am in the anti-corruption business, because as it stands now, if we pass it, it will become another white elephant.
“So the law as it stands now is piecemeal. Even when we talk about gifts, there is no ceiling, but we know in the UK and other places, an MP cannot take, say, a gift beyond £300. In Ghana’s Conduct of Public Officers’ Bill, there is no ceiling.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
