John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), emphasized that the government must for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to operate unhindered.
Mr. Mahama expressed his displeasure over the purported government meddling in OSP matters at a press conference held in Bolgatanga.
He emphasized how important it is for the OSP to fight corruption and other crimes.
Mr. Mahama pledged his commitment to making sure the OSP runs on its own during his next term.
“To be able to deal with corruption, I think that we should take away political interference. We should leave the anti-corruption institutions to do their work. This government is fighting the OSP. Indeed they’ve made attempts to, they hounded the first one so much – Martin Amidu – that he had to resign.
“The OSP should be left to work and I make that commitment when I come into office, the special prosecutor would have a free hand to do any investigations he wants.
What we do is it’s easy when you come into office to investigate your predecessor government. They are your political opponents so investigating them and prosecuting them indeed you will enjoy doing it but the real test of the fight against corruption is when it happens in your regime that you are able to investigate and deal with it,” he stated.
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