Justice Sai, Deputy Attorney-General, has revealed that a Ghanaian citizen has sued the Attorney-General over the establishment of the Office of Special Prosecutor.
In a Facebook post, he said the individual Noah E. Tetteh has dragged the Attorney-General to the Supreme Court in suit number J1/3/2026.
The ground(s) on which the Ghanaian citizen has sued is that parliament has no power to set up an office of a prosecutor which is independent and outside the control of the Attorney-General.
Mr Tetteh, in his relief, is praying the apex court to strike down the provisions of Act 959 that confer autonomous prosecutorial authority on the Office of Special Prosecutor or insulate it from the Attorney-General’s constitutional control.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has shot down suggestions for the Office of Special Prosecutor to be dissolved, stating that such a call was premature.
He has, however, called on the office to expedite its prosecutions of corruption-related cases in order to strengthen the trust Ghanaians have in the office.
President Mahama urges patience with the Office of the Special Prosecutor, highlighting its unique prosecutorial powers and independence in fighting corruption.
He notes that the OSP’s ability to deliver results will boost public confidence and underscore its significance in Ghana’s anti-corruption efforts.
Speaking at a meeting with the National Peace Council in Accra on December 10, 2025, the President said “I think it’s premature to call for the closure of that office. The unique thing about that office is that it is the only anti-corruption agency that has prosecutorial powers to be able to prosecute itself without going through the Attorney General, and so people had mistrust for the Attorney General because the Attorney General normally is a member of government and is a Minister of State, and so they believe that the Attorney General would be very reluctant to prosecute his own.
“But if there’s an independent office like the Office of the Special Prosecutor, it won’t matter who you are because they have security of tenure, and they have prosecutorial powers. Whether you’re a member of government, a member of a previous government, or anybody who has misappropriated public funds, they have the law behind them to be able to prosecute you.
“So I think we should give them a little time. You know, of course, people want to see, you know, more prosecutions and more results, and so I’ll just urge the OSP to speed up, you know, some of these investigations and, you know, show people that the office is still very relevant,” President Mahama added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
