The NPP Minority Caucus, led by Alhassan Tampuli, MP for Gushegu and Deputy Ranking Member of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, has strongly defended the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against what they describe as a deliberate attempt by the NDC government to dismantle it.
Tampuli emphasized that the OSP was established because Ghana recognized a fundamental truth: a government that can manipulate or control the process cannot effectively prosecute that corruption. He pointed out that the executive, noting that history shows corruption festers when those in power decide whom to prosecute created the office to prevent the abuse of prosecutorial powers.
The MP also accused the NDC government of mounting a coordinated, multi-front campaign—through the repeal bill, petitions, Supreme Court filings, and a recent High Court ruling—to weaken or destroy the institution.
He argued that these actions aim to restore the structural vulnerabilities that the office was designed to eliminate, giving the executive and Attorney-General full control over anti-corruption prosecutions, including deciding which cases to pursue or bury.
The minority vowed to resist this campaign using all legal and constitutional avenues available. They pledged to inform the Ghanaian public about these efforts and to protect the integrity of Ghana’s institutions.
Hon. Tampuli reminded Ghanaians that Ghana spent years and significant resources building the independent anti-corruption office, and within months of taking power, the NDC has launched a campaign to dismantle it—particularly because some targets of the office are now in government.
He concluded by asserting that the Constitution remains the supreme law, and until the Supreme Court speaks definitively, the Act establishing the office (Act 959) and the office itself remain valid.
The minority stands with every Ghanaian who believes that no individual, government, or institution is above the rule of law.
