TEMA, Ghana, 13 December: The Secretary-General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Abraham Koomson, has firmly rejected calls for the abolition of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), insisting that the institution is not the problem but rather the conduct and performance of the current Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng.
According to Mr. Koomson, the OSP remains a critical pillar in Ghana’s fight against corruption and must be preserved. However, he questioned the behaviour and effectiveness of Mr. Agyebeng, arguing that he has failed to deliver on the core mandate of the office and should therefore be redeployed.
Speaking on Ahotor FM’s Yepe Ahunu show on Saturday, December 13, Mr. Koomson stressed that dismantling the entire institution because of one individual’s shortcomings would be misguided.
“The office should not be scrapped. The OSP is important for this country, but the way the current Special Prosecutor is handling the work leaves much to be desired. If he is not delivering, he should be changed. He is joking with the work,” he stated.
Mr. Koomson maintained that if the Special Prosecutor is underperforming, the appropriate response is to replace him, not to abolish the institution altogether.
He therefore appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to retain the office and ensure it becomes more effective by actively prosecuting individuals who have misappropriated state funds.
His comments come amid ongoing debate in Parliament over a proposed Private Member’s Bill seeking to repeal the Act that established the OSP.
On Friday, December 12, 2025, the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, announced that the Majority Caucus would withdraw the bill following a request from President Mahama.
Addressing Parliament, Mr. Ayariga disclosed that the bill had already been approved by the Committee on Private Members’ Bills and was ready to be laid before the House, but the President’s intervention had necessitated a reconsideration.
President Mahama had earlier described the push to abolish the OSP as premature. Speaking at a meeting with the National Peace Council on December 11, 2025, he emphasized the need to strengthen and reform the anti-corruption body rather than dismantle it.
The repeal proposal, jointly sponsored by Mr. Ayariga and Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor on December 8, 2025, sought to return full prosecutorial authority in corruption-related cases to the Attorney-General.
The sponsors argued that the OSP had faced persistent challenges, including structural weaknesses, constitutional ambiguities, duplication of prosecutorial roles, and high operational costs since its establishment eight years ago.
Reacting to the debate, Mr. Koomson reiterated his position, urging President Mahama to abandon any plans to scrap the OSP and instead replace Kissi Agyebeng to make the institution more productive and credible in Ghana’s anti-corruption fight.
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