Senyo Amekplenu, a member of the NPP communications team, claims recent attacks on the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) by the Majority Leader form part of a deliberate and coordinated effort to weaken the anti-corruption institution.

Speaking on the AM show, Amekplenu argued that the criticism is not isolated but reflects a broader political attempt to “cripple the one watchdog they can’t control.”

“The Majority Leader’s attacks on the OSP aren’t accidental — they’re a coordinated attempt to cripple the one watchdog they can’t control,” he said, suggesting there is a calculated move to undermine the independence and authority of the office.

A Private Members’ Bill — the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Repeal) Bill, 2025 — has been laid before Parliament by MPs Mahama Ayariga and Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor.

The bill seeks to repeal the OSP Act, 2017 (Act 959) and return full prosecutorial authority over corruption cases to the Attorney-General’s office.

Debate in Parliament has intensified in recent weeks, with proponents of the repeal arguing that the OSP has failed to deliver on its mandate despite receiving significant budgetary allocations since its establishment.

Others insist the office remains essential for insulating corruption investigations from political interference.

Amekplenu maintained that, regardless of its challenges, the OSP remains “the only institution positioned to independently tackle public corruption” and must be strengthened rather than scrapped.

He cautioned that moves to abolish the OSP risk sending a troubling signal about Ghana’s commitment to fighting corruption.