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NDC acting as if Ghana has been sold to them – Nana B

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11.12.2025

NDC acting as if Ghana has been sold to them – Nana B

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has called on Ghanaians to rise up as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is acting as if Ghana has been sold to them.

Speaking during the NPP press conference, Nana B highlighted Sammy Darko’s claims of the government having a WhatsApp platform which consists of CSOs, Journalists, Police and even Judges.

Nana B stated, “On JOY FM News File, Sammy Darko revealed that the government has created a platform, and the civil society is also on the same platform. Some selected journalists, the OSP, Attorney General and the Police have also been added, but the scary part is that Judges are also on the platform.

The presidency is behind all of this. It’s all because they had an overwhelming majority.

He added, “As we speak now in parliament, they have an overwhelming majority, they do what pleases them… Nobody holds them responsible; they take Ghanaians to be dumb, such that the power Ghanaians gave them has given them the opportunity to make Ghanaians dumb.

They fought against the idea of buying a plane. Look at the things Ablakwa, Asiedu Nketia and Sammy Gyamfi said; meanwhile, with the power today, they are planning to buy 4 planes. Ghanaians have been forced to keep quiet; they do what they please. Lets us stand up and let them know that Ghana wasn’t sold to them, Ghana hasn’t become their property”, Nana B added.

Meanwhile, Manasseh Azure Awuni, an Investigative journalist, has reacted to claims by Sammy Appiah Darko, the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) Director of Strategy, Research, and Communication, over an alleged government WhatsApp group.

On JoyNews Newsfile on Saturday, December 6, 2025, Sammy Appiah Darko claimed he had an encounter with Manasseh about an issue in a group they both belong to, created by the government.

Sammy Darko claimed, “I’ve had an encounter with Manasseh over this. There is a government WhatsApp group that we are on, and he brings this issue up. In fact, as he said, he’s had the opportunity to see first-hand some of the work that we have done”.

He added, “The point I’m making is that it is created by the government because we are charting a new path on our anti-corruption policy.”

However, Manasseh Azure Awuni, in a sharp rebuttal, clarified that the John Mahama government has not constituted a WhatsApp group for any clandestine or discreet activities.

According to Manasseh Azure Awuni, he does not belong to or know of any government WhatsApp group that discusses discreet activities.

He revealed that there is a group with institutional representation which has all anti-corruption agencies in the country to develop a five-year National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NEACAP) to replace the expired 10-year NACAP.

The Investigative journalist in a post on Facebook wrote, “There is a working group that is developing a five-year National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NEACAP) to replace the expired 10-year NACAP.

The working group has institutional representation from all the state anti-corruption agencies, representatives of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, GIZ, the judiciary, the A-G, civil society groups, the police, FIC, youth representation, development partners of Ghana, and individuals who have contributed to the fight against corruption.

I am a member of the NEACAP Working Group on account of my work in the fight against corruption. Sammy Darko is a representative of the OSP in that group.

The NEACAP working group was publicly inaugurated and covered by the media. The group’s activities and regional consultations have been widely reported in the media. (A Google search will produce tons of stories about the NEACAP Working Group.)

The Group has a WhatsApp platform that coordinates its activities.

I don’t know how this is a “government WhatsApp group” as claimed by Sammy Darko, and suggested by others to mean the government’s capture of critical voices”.

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NDC acting as if Ghana has been sold to them – NPP#UTVNews pic.twitter.com/nijVqZvYrV
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) December 10, 2025

“I stand by the minority, they are doing a good job” – Bawumia on Kpandai dispute

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“I stand by the minority, they are doing a good job” – Bawumia on Kpandai dispute

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former vice president, has backed the minority in parliament following the commotion on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.

According to Dr Bawumia, he stands by the minority and supports the good work they are doing in parliament.

Speaking in an interview, Dr Bawumia stated, “I stand with the principles being espoused by the minority in parliament, and they are doing a good job at it, and we want to support all the principles they are fighting for in this particular case”.

He further quizzed parliament on why they are undermining democratic institutions over the Kpandai parliamentary dispute.

According to Dr Bawumia, Martin Nyindam has filed an appeal process at the High Court and also filed a judicial review at the Supreme Court, with those cases yet to be adjudicated.

He added, “To say the least, I’m very disappointed with what is going on in our country. It looks like our institutions of democracy and our tenets of democracy are being undermined. The issue of Kpandai with Mathew Nyindam is not a new issue in our democratic politics. We have had issues with Dan Abodakpi and issues with James Gyakye Quayson in Assin.

Basically, you’ve had the House allow the legal processes to take place and be exhausted before state institutions are stampeded into acting in ways that undermine democracy.”

Dr Bawumia continued, “Martin Nyindam should be given his day in court. He has filed an appeal process at the High Court. He has filed for a judicial review at the Supreme Court, and none of those cases has been adjudicated, so why the rush? Why the indecent haste?”

“I think that he is being railroaded, I think that this undermines our institutions of democracy, and I think that we should take a halt to these processes and allow him to have his day in court as others have done in the past. The House has never really rushed in this way when it came to the other cases. What is the difference in the case of Martin Nyindam?”

He added, “It should not be the case. We should uphold the tenets of democracy. Democracy is something precious that we’ve all had, and we have all subscribed to.”

When you start undermining its (democracy) pillars, you break it down, and the consequences for the nation are very severe. Simply because you have power, you shouldn’t feel that you can run roughshod over your opponents and the principles of democracy.”

His remarks follow the Electoral Commission announcing the Kpandai Parliamentary Election rerun will be held on Tuesday, December 30.

In a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Research Mr Fred Tetteh read, “The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that following the Tamale High Court’s ruling on Monday, 24th November, 2025, ordering a rerun of the “Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election within thirty (30) days” and upon receipt of a letter from the Clerk to Parliament on Tuesday, 9th December, 2025, formally notifying the Commission of the occurrence of a vacancy in the Membership of Parliament, the seat of the Constituency in Parliament has become vacant.

The Electoral Commission will hold a rerun of the Parliamentary Election in the Kpandai Constituency on Tuesday, 30th December, 2025.

The rerun of the Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election will be conducted for only the three (3) Candidates who contested the 2024 Parliamentary Election in the said Constituency”.

The EC decision follows Mr Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, the Clerk to Parliament, who has formally notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the membership of Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency.

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Mahama orders Majority leader to withdraw private members’ bill seeking to scrap OSP

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Mahama orders Majority leader to withdraw private members’ bill seeking to scrap OSP

President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the Majority Leader and Majority Chief Whip in Parliament to withdraw their Private Member’s Bill seeking to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act.

The Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, in a statement released, stated, “President John Dramani Mahama has requested the Majority Leader and Majority Chief Whip in Parliament to withdraw the Private Member’s Bill tabled for the repeal of the Act establishing the Office of Special Prosecutor.

The President’s request follows his public expression of support for the strengthening of the Office of Special Prosecutor as a vital cog in the fight against corruption at a meeting with the Peace Council yesterday.

The President also reiterates his call on the Office of the Special Prosecutor to do more to boost public confidence in its work and frontally tackle corruption in line with the objectives informing the establishment of the office”.

The statement follows: the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga and his Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, have drafted a private member’s bill to repeal the OSP Act and abolish the OSP.

The draft bill, however, is yet to be presented to Parliament for consideration.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (Repeal) Bill, dated December 8, 2025, reveals Parliament’s intent to return full prosecutorial authority over corruption cases to the Attorney-General, in line with Article 88 of the Constitution.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama, yesterday, December 10, 2025, had said that it is premature for the closure of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

During a courtesy visit by the National Peace Council, Mahama urged that the office be given more time to operate, whilst also encouraging the OSP to accelerate some of its investigations and demonstrate its continued relevance to the public.

Speaking during a meeting with the National Peace Council on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, explained, “I think it’s premature to call for the closure of that office. The unique thing about that office is it is the only anti-corruption agency that has prosecutorial powers to be able to prosecute themselves 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 or you’re a member of a previous government or you are anybody who has misappropriated public funds, they have the law is behind them to be able to prosecute you”, he stated.

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“Why the indecent haste?” – Bawumia quizzes Parliament over Kpandai dispute

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“Why the indecent haste?” – Bawumia quizzes Parliament over Kpandai dispute

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has quizzed the parliament on why they are undermining democratic institutions over the Kpandai parliamentary dispute.

According to Dr Bawumia, Martin Nyindam has filed an appeal process at the High Court and also filed a judicial review at the Supreme Court, with those cases yet to be adjudicated.

Dr Bawumia asserted that the Kpandai rerun threatens Ghana’s democratic integrity, and the process must be halted.

Speaking in an interview, Dr Bawumia stated, “To say the least, I’m very disappointed with what is going on in our country. It looks like our institutions of democracy and our tenets of democracy are being undermined. The issue of Kpandai with Mathew Nyindam is not a new issue in our democratic politics. We have had issues with Dan Abodakpi and issues with James Gyakye Quayson in Assin.

Basically, you’ve had the House allow the legal processes to take place and be exhausted before state institutions are stampeded into acting in ways that undermine democracy.”

Dr Bawumia continued, “Martin Nyindam should be given his day in court. He has filed an appeal process at the High Court. He has filed for a judicial review at the Supreme Court, and none of those cases has been adjudicated, so why the rush? Why the indecent haste?”

“I think that he is being railroaded, I think that this undermines our institutions of democracy, and I think that we should take a halt to these processes and allow him to have his day in court as others have done in the past. The House has never really rushed in this way when it came to the other cases. What is the difference in the case of Martin Nyindam?”

He added, “It should not be the case. We should uphold the tenets of democracy. Democracy is something precious that we’ve all had, and we have all subscribed to.”

When you start undermining its (democracy) pillars, you break it down, and the consequences for the nation are very severe. Simply because you have power, you shouldn’t feel that you can run roughshod over your opponents and the principles of democracy.”

Dr Bawumia further declared his support for the minority in parliament, “I stand with the principles being espoused by the minority in parliament, and they are doing a good job at it, and we want to support all the principles they are fighting for in this particular case”.

His remarks follow the Electoral Commission announcing the Kpandai Parliamentary Election rerun will be held on Tuesday, December 30.

In a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Research Mr Fred Tetteh read, “The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that following the Tamale High Court’s ruling on Monday, 24th November, 2025, ordering a rerun of the “Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election within thirty (30) days” and upon receipt of a letter from the Clerk to Parliament on Tuesday, 9th December, 2025, formally notifying the Commission of the occurrence of a vacancy in the Membership of Parliament, the seat of the Constituency in Parliament has become vacant.

The Electoral Commission will hold a rerun of the Parliamentary Election in the Kpandai Constituency on Tuesday, 30th December, 2025.

The rerun of the Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election will be conducted for only the three (3) Candidates who contested the 2024 Parliamentary Election in the said Constituency”.

The EC decision follows Mr Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, the Clerk to Parliament, who has formally notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the membership of Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency.

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More than 244 Menzgold customers have died since 2018 – Convener

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More than 244 Menzgold customers have died since 2018 – Convener

Fredrick Forson, the Chairman and Convener of the Menzgold Customers, has revealed that more than 244 customers have died since 2018.

The Convener of the Aggrieved Menzgold customers stressed that they are suffering from the devastating impact of the fraud on their investors caused by the alleged fraud.

Fredrick Forson highlighted that many Aggrieved Menzgold customers have died, with some homes broken and others’ dreams shattered.

Speaking to the media, Fredrick Forson explained, “More than 244 Menzgold customers have died since the 2018 Menzgold scandal. Some people even drank poison and died, others ‘ marriages got destroyed, some got sick with a serious disease, and we don’t even know the whereabouts of some members.

Our issue is very disheartening, and life has been very difficult for us. We don’t even know where we are going, but we are pleading with the government to give us a bailout and also appoint a receiver who will collect our data to know the conditions of Menzgold customers and the amount of money involved”.

The Convener of the Aggrieved Menzgold customers further called on President John Mahama to fulfil his promise of appointing a receiver and also to give them a financial bailout.

“We are looking forward to the Attorney General and the President making good on their promises to us. We are pleading with them to appoint a receiver and to also give us a financial bailout that we spoke about until the court case is resolved”, he added.

His comments follow the Supreme Court’s dismissal of his application by Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, to overturn earlier rulings by the High Court and the Court of Appeal in his ongoing criminal trial.

The embattled Menzgold CEO must now open his defence in the ongoing criminal trial.

Reacting to the decision, Frederick Forson welcomed the ruling, saying. “Our understanding is that the High Court trial can now proceed. Today, we were also told that they will file their reasons on the 17th of this month [December 2025]. So, as directed earlier, we will return to the High Court on the 16th, which is next week. We are very happy, and we appreciate what the court has done, just that it has kept long.

Meanwhile, it will be recalled, Menzgold Ghana Limited, owned by NAM1, was offering high-return gold collectable investments.

However operated without the required licences from the Bank of Ghana and the Securities and Exchange Commission, despite repeated warnings from regulators.

Menzgold Ghana Limited was then shut down by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2018, leaving thousands of Ghanaians with locked-up funds.

NAM1 is now facing charges including unlicensed gold trading, fraud, and money laundering.

However, the case has delayed for years by multiple appeals by NAM1.

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“More than 244 Menzgold customers have died since the 2018 Menzgold scandal.” – Chairman and Convener of the Menzgold Customers, Fred Forson reveals pic.twitter.com/JMRzogDI0q
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) December 10, 2025

“Mahama plays good cop in the morning; By 3 pm, his majority leader is doing the hatchet job” – Oppong Nkrumah

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“Mahama plays good cop in the morning; By 3 pm, his majority leader is doing the hatchet job” – Oppong Nkrumah

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, has called out the NDC-led government over their hypocrisy regarding the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

The Ofoase Ayirebi lawmaker noted that President Mahama, in the morning, is playing good cop, but by 3 pm, his majority leader and chief whip are doing the hatchet job in parliament to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

In a social media post, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah wrote, “In the morning, the President plays good cop, that it’s premature to scrap OSP. By 3 pm, his majority leader and chief whip, under a certificate of urgency, are doing the hatchet job in Parliament, processing a bill to scrap the office. Dear NDC, we see you!!!”.

His remarks follow President John Dramani Mahama’s saying that it is premature for the closure of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

During a courtesy visit by the National Peace Council, Mahama urged that the office be given more time to operate, whilst also encouraging the OSP to accelerate some of its investigations and demonstrate its continued relevance to the public.

Speaking during a meeting with the National Peace Council on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, explained, “I think it’s premature to call for the closure of that office. The unique thing about that office is it is the only anti-corruption agency that has prosecutorial powers to be able to prosecute themselves 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 or you’re a member of a previous government or you are anybody who has misappropriated public funds, they have the law is behind them to be able to prosecute you”, he stated.

However, the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga and his Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, have drafted a private member’s bill to repeal the OSP Act and abolish the OSP.

The draft bill, however, is yet to be presented to Parliament for consideration.

Meanwhile, Justice Srem-Sai, the Deputy Attorney General, has revealed that a private citizen has hauled the Office of the Attorney General to the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

The Deputy Attorney General highlighted that the suit was filed by Private legal practitioner Noah Adamtey.

In a social media post on December 10, 2025, the Deputy AG stated, “I can confirm that a citizen – @NoahAdamtey – has sued the Attorney-General in Supreme Court suit number J1/3/2026.

His grounds: Parliament has no power to set up an office of a prosecutor which is independent and outside the control of the Attorney-General.

His relief: An order striking down … the provisions of Act 959 that confer autonomous prosecutorial authority on the Office of the Special Prosecutor or insulate it from the Attorney-General’s constitutional control”, his post concluded.

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In the morning, the President plays good cop that it’s premature to scrap OSP. By 3pm his majority leader and chief whip under a certificate of urgency are doing the hatchet job in Parliament, processing a bill to scrap the office. Dear NDC, we see you.!!! pic.twitter.com/jVctsBTn6g
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) December 10, 2025

Ken Ofori-Atta, seven others’ trial begins today – OSP

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Ken Ofori-Atta, seven others’ trial begins today – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced that the former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others trial will begin in court today, Thursday, December 11.

The OSP in a post on social media wrote, “The trial of Kenneth Ofori-Atta and 7 others expected to start today at Criminal Court 5”.

The eight suspects will be arraigned before the court in connection with the 78 charges filed against them in connection with the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) revenue assurance contract with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).

In the subsequent post, the OSP gave a breakdown of the counts facing the 8 suspects in the SML prosecution. Kenneth Ofori-Atta (A1)is facing 28 counts, Ernest Darko Akore (A2) is facing 12 counts, Emmanuel Kofi Nti (A3) is facing 39 counts, Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah (A4) is facing 10 counts, Isaac Crentsil (A5) is facing 19 counts, Kwadwo Damoah (A6) is facing 8 counts, Evans Adusei (A7) is facing 19 counts, and finally SML (A8) is facing 18 counts.

Part of the suit filed at the High Court in Accra under case number CR/0106/2026, reads, “Conspiracy to commit the criminal offence of directly or indirectly influencing the procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of a procurement contract, contrary to section 23(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and section 92(2)(b) of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663).”

The OSP in another post further detailed the case titled “The Republic V Kenneth Ofori-Atta and 7 others”.

The post read, “All you need to know;

Kenneth Ofori-Atta (A1) was the Minister of Finance at all material times in relation to him.

Ernest Darko Akore (A2) was the Chef de Cabinet of Kenneth Ofori-Atta (A1) in his capacity as the Minister of Finance at all material times in relation to him.

Emmanuel Kofi Nti (A3) was the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority at all material times in relation to him.

Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah (A4) was the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority at all material times in relation to him. Isaac Crentsil (A5) was the Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority at all material times in relation to him.

Kwadwo Damoah (A6) was the Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority at all material times in relation to him. Evans Adusei (A7) is the Chief Executive, beneficial owner, and controlling mind of SML (A8).

SML (A8) is a company registered in Ghana (formerly known as Strategic Mobilisation Enhancement Limited).

The Accused Persons conspired to set up and did perform acts in furtherance of the conspiracy to set up a criminal enterprise of directly and indirectly influencing the procurement process to obtain unfair advantage for SML (A8) in the award of procurement contracts for transaction audit services, external price verification services, measurement audit of downstream petroleum products, upstream petroleum audit services, and minerals audit services purportedly by the Government of Ghana, acting through the Ministry of Finance and Ghana Revenue Authority.

The criminal enterprise was commenced in 2017 by Kenneth Ofori-Atta (A1), Emmanuel Kofi Nti (A3), Evans Adusei (A7), and SML (A8), with the other Accused Persons joining the adventure at various times. The criminal enterprise was characterised by no genuine need for contracting SML (A8) for the obligations it purported to perform, and the contracts were secured for SML (A8) through self-serving patronage, sponsorship, and promotion by Kenneth Ofori-Atta (A1), ErnestDarko Akore (A2), Emmanuel Kofi Nti (A3), Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah (A4), Isaac Crentsil (A5), and Kwadwo Damoah (A6) based on false and unverified claims.

Also, the contracts were attended by the commission of egregious prohibited acts as mandatory statutory prior approvals by Parliament, and the Procurement Authority were wantonly disregarded by Kenneth Ofori-Atta (A1), Emmanuel Kofi Nti (A3), Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah (A4), Isaac Crentsil (A5), and Kwadwo Damoah (A6), who acted with increased emboldened impunity as they freely abused their public offices by using the offices for private benefit.

Further, Kenneth Ofori-Atta (A1), Emmanuel Kofi Nti (A3), Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah (A4), Isaac Crentsil (A5), and Kwadwo Damoah (A6) ensured that there was no established financial management system of monitoring and verification to assure that the Republic was obtaining the value for the money it was paying to SML (8), and the channels of payments of public funds to SML (8) were set on automatic mode by Kenneth Ofori-Atta (A1), Emmanuel Kofi Nti (A3), Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah (A4), Isaac Crentsil (A5), and Kwadwo Damoah (A6) detached from actual performance and based on false and unverified claims in wilful oppressive injury to the public.

The actions of Kenneth Ofori-Atta (A1), Emmanuel Kofi Nti (A3), Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah (A4), Isaac Crentsil (A5), and Kwadwo Damoah (A6) created the opportunity for SML (A8) to largely pretend to perform the services under the various contracts – leading to immense financial loss to the Republic of about One Billion Four Hundred and Thirty-Six Million Two Hundred and Forty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Eight Cedis Fifty-Three Pesewas (GHC1,436,249,828.53).

And had they not been halted by the actions of three petitioners who lodged a complaint with the Office of the Special Prosecutor in December 2023 against the criminal enterprise; corruption and corruption-related investigations conducted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor between 20 December 2023 and 3 October 2025; Government intervention of temporarily suspending performance of the purported services in early January 2024; and a directive by the President of the Republic on 31 October 2025 for the termination of all the public contracts awarded to SML (A8) by the Ministry of Finance and Ghana Revenue Authority – the Accused Persons also intended that a further estimated Two Billion Seven Hundred and Ninety-Nine Million Six Hundred and Four Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-Four United States Dollars Seventy-One Cents (US$2,799,604,864.71) be paid to SML (A8) for a period of five(5) years without the mandatory statutory prior authorisation by Parliament.

The Accused Persons based their actions on their false claims that SML (A8) possessed technical expertise and capability in revenue assurance, and that the technical expertise and capability of SML (A8) had greatly increased revenue for the Republic; and further that SML (A8) exclusively possessed the only patented and proven technology systems in the world for value chain transaction audits, external price verification, and measurement audit services in the downstream petroleum, upstream petroleum, and minerals sectors.

Based on the above, the Accused Persons have been charged before the Criminal Division of the High Court”, the post concluded.

See the post below:

The trial of Kenneth Ofori-Atta and 7 others expected to start today at Criminal Court 5. pic.twitter.com/l50vigpUOE
— Office of the Special Prosecutor-Ghana (@ospghana) December 11, 2025

I will step aside or support it if Mahama decides to go for 3rd term – Mahama Ayariga

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I will step aside or support it if Mahama decides to go for 3rd term – Mahama Ayariga

Mahama Ayariga, the Majority Leader, has shared his opinion on the not ending talks surrounding the possibility of President John Dramani Mahama serving a third term in office.

The Majority, highlighted that the decision is up to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).

According to Mahama Ayariga, if such a decision is made by the NDC, he would step aside or support the party’s decision.

He, however, accused the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of putting ideas in the heads of Ghanaians that President John Mahama wants a third term.

Speaking on JOY NEWS AM Show, Mahama Ayariga stated, “The minority are rather trying to incite people to end up doing something they have clearly said they are not thinking about now.

If my party makes a decision that it is something that they want to pursue if I have an opposition to it, and internally within the party I am unebled to convince them about my side of the argument and the convince me about their side to the argument and I become convinced in my position as the leader of government business I will obliged to pursue it.

If I don’t accept, then I will have to resign; if I resign, it does not fall on me as leader of government business to pursue the party’s position, but if I remain as leader, I will be obliged to pursue it”, he added.

Also, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications, has once again dismissed claims that President John Dramani Mahama intends to seek a third term in office.

The Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications described President John Mahama’s third-term talk as needless speculation and an absurd fantasy.

Speaking on the Face to Face programme on Channel One TV on Tuesday, December 9, Kwakye Ofosu explained, “The NPP have whipped itself into needless frenzy. President Mahama has stated emphatically that he will respect the Ghanaian Constitution. Because he’s a consummate democrat, so there’s no third term anywhere for him or any other person as far as the constitution is concerned.

“Anyone can say what they want. The fact that some people have gone on Facebook to say he should go for a third term doesn’t mean that will happen. The man himself has said he’s not interested.”

“So NPP should stop wasting their time and everybody’s time, and purporting to be angry. It’s an absurd fantasy they’re getting themselves into. The President has not expressed any intent. Any talk about it is a complete waste of everybody’s time,” he added.

However, President John Dramani Mahama has already made a bold declaration that he will not be a candidate in Ghana’s next elections.

According to John Mahama, stepping aside in 2028 would give him the moral authority to hold the line when it comes to Ghana’s fiscal discipline in an election year.

Mahama, during a bilateral discussion with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, criticised the practice of incumbent governments by-passing fiscal safeguards to curry favour with voters, a cycle he will end.

“I will not be a candidate in the next elections, and therefore I can hold the line when it comes to fiscal discipline,” he said.

John Mahama’s declaration was meant to put an end to the growing speculation that he may seek another term in 2028, but the talks still persist.

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The Majority Leader, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, has shared his honest opinion on the possibility of President Mahama serving a third term in office.

He stressed that it would be up to his party to decide, and if such a decision is made, he would have to either support it or step down… pic.twitter.com/rcx266Of7g
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) December 10, 2025

10 bodies exhumed at Amrahia cemetery to make way for Adenta–Dodowa road construction

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10 bodies exhumed at Amrahia cemetery to make way for Adenta–Dodowa road construction

About ten bodies have been exhumed at Amrahia cemetery to make way for the Adenta–Dodowa road construction.

The exhumation and relocation rituals, according to the information gathered, lasted over 8 hours to make way for the Adenta–Dodowa road under the Big Push road project.

According to the narrator in the video, the ritual to exhumed the bodies lasted from 10 am to 7 pm, which was aimed to appease the death, and also seek permission from the to allow the contractot grade part of the cemetery.

Speaking in the viral video shared on X, the narrator in the video narrated, “A ritual that lasted from 10 am to 7 pm, which was aimed to appease death, and also seek permission from the to allow the contract grade part of the cemetery.

In doing so, about 10 bodies were exhumed from this cemetery from this stretch and relocated back into the cemetery. It was like a whole funeral held here when the rituals occurred; it took a very long time, and it was a very scary ritual”.

Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has said that the launch of the $10-billion ‘Big Push’ project will make the whole of Ghana a construction site.

John Mahama highlighted that GH¢30 billion had been allocated in next year’s budget to support the ‘Big Push’ infrastructure project.

Speaking at the sod cutting for the redevelopment works on the 117-kilometre stretch from Atimpoku in the Eastern Region to the Volta Region towns of Asikuma through Anyrawasi, Ho and Denu to Aflao, John Mahama stated, “The whole of Ghana is going to become a construction site.

“Today, we are delivering that bouncing baby, Big Push. The Volta Region has had some of the most neglected, abandoned roads in the country, and year in, year out, the chiefs have cried for repair and maintenance.”

He added, “The ‘Big Push’ is a concerted effort to bridge our infrastructure gap and propel Ghana towards sustainable development.

This is not just about asphalt and concrete; it is about building the foundations for a stronger economy, improved connectivity, and a better quality of life for all Ghanaians”.

He further made a bold declaration that Ghana will have the best roads in West Africa within the next 24 months under the Big Push Initiative.

According to John Mahama, his government is dedicated to constructing more roads over the next two years, with the aim of making transportation safer and more efficient.

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ADENTA – DODOWA ROAD: About 10 bodies have been exhumed at Amrahia cemetery to make way for road construction. The exhumation and relocation rituals lasted over 8 hours. pic.twitter.com/BkMA3a3KxB
— Mahama The President (@CitizenTechiman) December 11, 2025

“Supreme Court has its work cut out” – Mahama on Wesley Girls-Muslim students’ saga

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“Supreme Court has its work cut out” – Mahama on Wesley Girls-Muslim students’ saga

President John Dramani Mahama has finally broken his silence concerning the Wesley Girls‘ Muslim students’ brouhaha.

Mahama asserted that the Supreme Court has its work cut out with faith-based organisations already agreeing to an MOU.

According to President John Mahama, he does not see any point of dispute, as faith-based organisations have already agreed in their own MoU to make room for the recognition of different faiths.

Speaking during a meeting with the National Peace Council on December 10, 2025, President Mahama stated, “There is a matter before the Supreme Court which is yet to be determined. If you read what the faith-based organisations agreed in their own MoU, I don’t see any point of dispute.

“They all accept that if there is a mission school, it has its faith orientation, but within that faith orientation, there must be recognition of diversity. It is right there in the MoU. I don’t want to suggest it but I think the Supreme Court has its work cut out for it because the same people signed that MoU, so I don’t see what the contention there is,” he said.

In the said MOU which was agreed and adopted by Government-Assisted and Private Mission Schools and validated on April 15, 2024.

Parts of the MOU read, “The schools shall state that no student is forced to select/choose a school against their will, hence the said student must be abreast with the culture, values, ethos, and the rules and regulations of the school of choice.

“… Rules and regulations of the schools should be made readily available and accessible to the general public. Pupils/students, parents, and guardians should be taken through orientation on all rules and regulations, including fasting, religious place of worship, and dress code”.

It added, “On the issue of fasting, students should be allowed to fast; however, permission should be sought by parents/guardians from school authorities, and requisite counselling provided before the period of fast commences. Students will, however, abide by all school rules and regulations. Any health-related effects of the fast, on the other hand, are not the school’s responsibility”.

“Only the prescribed uniform and/or mode of dressing of the particular mission-based school must be respected, and parents together with their wards must abide by the given directives.”

The debate has been ignited following Dominic Ayine, Attorney General and Minister for Justice, responding to a legal challenge over religious rules at Wesley Girls’ Senior High School (SHS).

According to the Attorney General, Wesley Girls is not a public school in the ordinary sense. It is a school owned by the Methodist Church but managed and funded by the government of Ghana.

In December 2024, Shafic Osman, a Ghanaian lawyer and PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, sued Wesley Girls’ Senior High School and the Government at the Supreme Court.

The case filed cited Wesley Girls’ restricting Muslim students from wearing the hijab, fasting during Ramadan, and practising other aspects of their faith.

Shafic Osman argued that a public school cannot lawfully restrict the religious rights of Muslim students nor compel them to practise a faith they do not subscribe to.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has ordered the Wesley Girls Senior High School to formally respond to allegations that it prevents Muslim students from practising their religion in the school.

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President Mahama settled the case simple f3f33f3.
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“EC simply trying to protect their jobs”- NPP’s Ahiagbah on Kpandai election rerun date

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“EC simply trying to protect their jobs”- NPP’s Ahiagbah on Kpandai election rerun date

Richard Ahiagbah, the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said the Electoral Commission is simply trying to protect their jobs with the announcement of the Kpandai Parliamentary election rerun date.

The NPP Director of Communications lamented that Ghana’s democracy is seriously threatened by the NDC’s manipulation of institutions just to gain more members of parliament.

In a social media post on X, Richard Ahiagbah wrote, “Ghana’s democracy is seriously threatened by the NDC’s manipulation of institutions for its vain pursuit of more MPs.

I don’t blame the EC; they might simply be trying to protect their jobs. We saw this happen with the decision to hold a limited re-run in Ablekumah North. I hope it works out for you. For the NPP, we will continue to explore all available legal options.

The truth is, if the voice of the people in Kpandai can be overturned this easily, then no mandate is truly secure…”

His comments follow: The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has announced the Kpandai Parliamentary election rerun will be held on Tuesday, December 30.

In a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Research Mr Fred Tetteh read, “The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that following the Tamale High Court’s ruling on Monday, 24th November, 2025, ordering a rerun of the “Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election within thirty (30) days” and upon receipt of a letter from the Clerk to Parliament on Tuesday, 9th December, 2025, formally notifying the Commission of the occurrence of a vacancy in the Membership of Parliament, the seat of the Constituency in Parliament has become vacant.

The Electoral Commission will hold a rerun of the Parliamentary Election in the Kpandai Constituency on Tuesday, 30th December, 2025.

The rerun of the Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election will be conducted for only the three (3) Candidates who contested the 2024 Parliamentary Election in the said Constituency”.

The EC decision follows Mr Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, the Clerk to Parliament, who has formally notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the membership of Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency.

This follows the High Court ordering a re-run of the 2024 Parliamentary Elections in that area within 30 days.

It will be recalled that the Tamale High Court, on November 24, 2025, ordered the rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election within 30 days.

According to the High Court, the Electoral Commission has within 30 days from today to conduct the rerun.

His Lordship Emmanuel Brew Plange made this declaration following the legal challenge of the 2024 parliamentary election by the former Member of Parliament (MP) and the NDC, Daniel Nsala Wakpal.

The Parliamentary Service formally notified the Electoral Commission on 4th December 2025, which initiated the administrative process required to organise a re-run to fill the vacant seat.

The Clerk to Parliament letter was addressed to the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa.

According to the Clerk to Parliament the action was taken “In exercise of the power conferred and the duty imposed on the Clerk to Parliament by Article 112(5) of the 1992 Constitution, I hereby formally notify you of the occurrence of a vacancy in the membership of Parliament, occasioned by the Order of the High Court, Tamale, for a rerun of the Kpandai Parliamentary Elections, given on November 24, 2025.”

“Occasioned by the Order of the High Court, Tamale, for a re-run of the Kpandai Parliamentary Elections, given on the 24th day of November, 2025”.

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Ghana’s democracy is seriously threatened by the NDC's manipulation of institutions for its vain pursuit of more MPs.

I don’t blame the EC; they might simply be trying to protect their jobs. We saw this happen with the decision to hold a limited re-run in Ablekumah North. I hope…
— Richard Ahiagbah (@RAahiagbah) December 10, 2025

Police arrest three Fathers in Kasoa for sexually abusing their daughters

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Police arrest three Fathers in Kasoa for sexually abusing their daughters

The Ghana Police Service have arrested three fathers for allegedly sexually abusing their own daughters.

This followed a complaint from the Awutu Senya East Municipal Education Directorate to the Ghana Police Service.

The Awutu Senya East Municipal Education Directorate revealed that the victims of the abuse told theGirl-Child and Guidance and Counselling coordinators.

Three fathers were subsequently arrested following the complaint.

According to the Police, the three fathers are now cooperating with ongoing investigations.

Also, the Municipal Education Directorate has lamented that violations of children’s rights remain common in the Awutu Senya East Municipality.

The Education Directorate further expressed concern that the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), having 16 regional and 182 district offices across Ghana, has no office in Awutu Senya East.

In related news, A final-year student of the Dzodze-Penyi Senior High School, who is a victim of sexual abuse by the Headmaster Joshua Vidzro, has accused him of threatening to kill him if she did not terminate the pregnancy.

In an audio tape intercepted, the alleged victim is heard informing the headmaster of the pregnancy.

In another interview, she narrated accompanying the headmaster and another woman to take a sick colleague to the hospital.

Upon their return, the other woman parted ways with them, leaving her alone with the headmaster, revealing that the Headmaster Joshua Vidzro bought her food and later took her to an apartment where she was allegedly sexually abused.

She narrated, “After eating, I wanted to dispose of the pack, and he directed me to the kitchen. When I came back, he locked the door and threw the keys away, and carried me to the bedroom. All this while I was shouting. He started removing my clothes and forced himself on me. After he sent me back to school.”

“I started to feel unwell last week, so I went to the hospital for some tests, and I was confirmed positive. I informed him, and he threatened me, saying if I can’t terminate the pregnancy, then he will kill me,” she added.

Also, a 14-year-old student has also reported similar allegations against the Dzodze-Penyi SHS Headmaster following the Ghana Education Service (GES) order for him to step aside.

Meanwhile, the headmaster of Dzodze Penyi Senior High School, Joshua Vidzro, has been ordered to step aside by the Ghana Education Service over allegations of sexual misconduct involving students.

According to a statement released by the GES, Joshua Vidzro has been ordered to step aside from his duties with immediate effect.

The GES highlighted that the development comes following allegations of the Headmaster’s involvement in sexual misconduct with some female students of Dzodze-Penyi SHS.

Majority Leader and Chief Whip draft a private members’ bill to scrap OSP

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Majority Leader and Chief Whip draft a private members’ bill to scrap OSP

The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga and his Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, have drafted a private member’s bill seeking to repeal the OSP Act and scrap the OSP.

According to reports, the private members’ bill is yet to be presented to Parliament for consideration.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (Repeal) Bill, dated December 8, 2025, reveals Parliament’s intent to return full prosecutorial authority over corruption cases to the Attorney-General, in line with Article 88 of the Constitution.

The news comes at the time President John Dramani Mahama announced it was premature for anyone to call for the abolition of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

During a courtesy visit by the National Peace Council, Mahama urged that the office be given more time to operate, whilst also encouraging the OSP to accelerate some of its investigations and demonstrate its continued relevance to the public.

Speaking during a meeting with the National Peace Council on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, explained, “I think it’s premature to call for the closure of that office. The unique thing about that office is it is the only anti-corruption agency that has prosecutorial powers to be able to prosecute themselves 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 or you’re a member of a previous government or you are anybody who has misappropriated public funds, they have the law is behind them to be able to prosecute you”, he stated.

Also, Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has said Ghana cannot continue to allocate huge sums to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) when the country is not getting the results.

According to Speaker Bagbin, the Office of the Special Prosecutor was created to prove a point that it was prepared to tackle corruption.

He further questioned the constitutional basis of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

Speaking during a debate in Parliament on Thursday, November 4, 2024, Speaker Bagbin stated, “If you recall, during the deliberation on the OSP, a number of us stated on the floor of this House that it has no constitutional basis, but we wanted to signal to the world that we are going to fight corruption”.

“At the end of the day…we cannot continue to allocate huge sums to the same office when we are not getting the results. This is one of the agencies we should be looking at,” he remarked.

Additionally, details have emerged of the three petitions seeking the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng.

It will be recalled that news broke that President John Dramani Mahama had forwarded three petitions seeking the removal of Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng to the Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie.

According to the report, President Mahama received 10 petitions for the removal of two heads of public institutions and two deputies appointed under Article 70 of the Constitution.

In one of the petitions filed by the Coalition for Integrity in Governance (COFIIG) accused Kissi Agyebeng of incompetence, financial mismanagement, conflict of interest, and negligence of duty.

Executive Chairman of COFIIG, Simon Yaw Awadzi, called on President Mahama to initiate removal proceedings under Section 15 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 and Article 146 of Ghana’s constitution.

The group alleged that Kissi Agyebeng mismanaged public funds allocated to the Office of the Special Prosecutor since 2021, highlighting that over GHS364 million in budgetary allocations were made without any publicly available audited financial statements.

The group also accuses the Special Prosecutor of poor performance, pointing to the absence of major corruption convictions or significant asset recoveries despite the resources at his disposal.

COFIIG petition further references alleged misbehaviour, noting claims that the Special Prosecutor withheld investigative dockets from the Attorney-General, delaying the extradition process of former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta.

They further raised concerns of conflict-of-interest concerns, claiming that Mr Agyebeng’s nomination was influenced by a senior figure of the Akufo-Addo government, which creates uncertainty about his neutrality, calling for a forensic audit of the OSP’s accounts.

A second petition received by Shamima Muslim, the Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, on behalf of President Mahama, filed by Apostle Abraham Lincoln Larbi of the Agro Ne Fom’ protestors, alleged that Kissi Agyebeng connived with Ken Ofori-Atta to help him evade accountability and accused him of refusing to submit the docket needed for the extradition of Ken Ofori-Atta to the Office of the Attorney General.

According to reports, the third petition also focuses entirely on the SML matter, alleging that the Special Prosecutor allowed Ken Ofori-Atta to flee, failed to use his police powers to arrest him.

The petition also accused the Special Prosecutor of lying about attempts to seek support from security agencies.

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Majority Leader and Majority Chief Whip draft private members bill to repeal OSP act and abolish Office of the Special Prosecutor; yet to be presented to Parliament

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A-G hauled to Supreme Court over OSP legality – Deputy Attorney General reveals

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A-G hauled to Supreme Court over OSP legality – Deputy Attorney General reveals

Justice Srem-Sai, the Deputy Attorney General, has revealed that a private citizen has hauled the Office of the Attorney General to the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

The Deputy Attorney General highlighted that the suit was filed by Private legal practitioner Noah Adamtey.

In a social media post on December 10, 2025, the Deputy AG stated, “I can confirm that a citizen – @NoahAdamtey – has sued the Attorney-General in Supreme Court suit number J1/3/2026.

His grounds: Parliament has no power to set up an office of a prosecutor which is independent and outside the control of the Attorney-General.

His relief: An order striking down … the provisions of Act 959 that confer autonomous prosecutorial authority on the Office of the Special Prosecutor or insulate it from the Attorney-General’s constitutional control”, his post concluded.

Meanwhile, the lawsuit comes at a time when there are renewed calls for the OSP to be scrapped over claims the office has failed to deliver on its mandate.

However, President John Dramani Mahama has said it is premature for the closure of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

During a courtesy visit by the National Peace Council, Mahama urged that the office be given more time to operate, whilst also encouraging the OSP to accelerate some of its investigations and demonstrate its continued relevance to the public.

Speaking during a meeting with the National Peace Council on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, explained, “I think it’s premature to call for the closure of that office. The unique thing about that office is it is the only anti-corruption agency that has prosecutorial powers to be able to prosecute themselves 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 or you’re a member of a previous government or you are anybody who has misappropriated public funds, they have the law is behind them to be able to prosecute you”, he stated.

However, the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga and his Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, have drafted a private member’s bill to repeal the OSP Act and abolish the OSP.

The draft bill, however, is yet to be presented to Parliament for consideration.

Meanwhile, Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has said Ghana cannot continue to allocate huge sums to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) when the country is not getting the results.

According to Speaker Bagbin, the Office of the Special Prosecutor was created to prove a point that it was prepared to tackle corruption.

He further questioned the constitutional basis of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.

Speaking during a debate in Parliament on Thursday, November 4, 2024, Speaker Bagbin stated, “If you recall, during the deliberation on the OSP, a number of us stated on the floor of this House that it has no constitutional basis, but we wanted to signal to the world that we are going to fight corruption”.

“At the end of the day…we cannot continue to allocate huge sums to the same office when we are not getting the results. This is one of the agencies we should be looking at,” he remarked.

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I can confirm that a citizen – @NoahAdamtey – has sued the Attorney-General in Supreme Court suit number J1/3/2026.

His grounds: Parliament has no power to set up an office of a prosecutor which is independent and outside the control of the Attorney-General.

His relief: An…
— Justice Srem-Sai (@JusticeSremSai) December 10, 2025

“Speed up investigations and prosecution” – President Mahama tells OSP

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“Speed up investigations and prosecution” – President Mahama tells OSP

President John Dramani Mahama has told the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to speed up its investigations and prosecution.

According to President Mahama, the OSP must speed up its investigation and prosecution so that the Ghanaian people will know the office is working.

President Mahama also stated that it is premature for the closure of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

He made this known during a courtesy visit by the National Peace Council.

Mahama urged that the office be given more time to operate, whilst also encouraging the OSP to accelerate some of its investigations and demonstrate its continued relevance to the public.