Lawyer and National Democratic Congress (NDC) communicator, Hamza Sayibu Suhuyini, has called on the leadership of the Majority in Parliament to immediately withdraw their motion seeking to abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Speaking on the JoyNews AM Show on Thursday, December 11, he warned that the proposal poses serious risks to national governance and undermines the anti-corruption commitments expected of the political class.
Mr Suhuyini stressed that the President’s daily access to national security intelligence gives him a clearer appreciation of the dangers posed by weakening Ghana’s anti-corruption structures.
For this reason, he urged the Majority leadership to respect the president’s stance and reconsider their position.
“The presidency of the Republic is no joke. The access to information he has as the president of the country, we may not have,” he said.
He added that it is on “the basis of that benefit of doubt” that he is calling on MPs championing the Bill to “urgently rescind the motion you have before Parliament.”
His appeal comes amid mounting public backlash over a Private Members’ Bill introduced by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor that seeks to completely repeal the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (Repeal) Bill, 2025, proposes returning full authority over corruption prosecutions to the Attorney-General, in accordance with Article 88 of the Constitution.
The memorandum accompanying the Bill argues that, after eight years, the OSP has struggled with constitutional ambiguities, duplication of functions, jurisdictional clashes with the Attorney-General, administrative fragmentation and high operational costs.
The sponsors maintain that integrating all anti-corruption prosecutions under a strengthened Attorney-General’s Office would lead to greater efficiency, better coordination, and value for money.
However, Mr Suhuyini believes the repeal motion is misguided and does not reflect the broader public interest.
His caution also aligns with recent remarks by President John Dramani Mahama, who has described calls to scrap the OSP as premature and urged Ghanaians to give the institution more time to deliver on its mandate.
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