Ghanaian Lawyer Nana Yaw Osei has opined that the vetting of the Special Prosecutor is not as important as the work he will do when appointed into office.
He thus noted that if he had the power, he would have asked parliamentarians to annul the vetting of the SP.
According to him, the vetting only allows a showy display of book knowledge and theory and not what will be manifested in practice.
Speaking to Happy FM’s Don Prah on the ‘Epa Hoa Daben’ show, he explained: “At the vetting, everyone will have something good to say. Was it not the same with Martin Amidu’s vetting but how did his work turn out? The vetting is just a requirement. If I had my way, I would have asked parliament to let Agyebeng go. He should just be accepted because what is needed is what he will be doing in reality”.
“In Ghana we like to focus on theory and books. If you do well at your vetting and you cannot perform then what is the use of the vetting?”, he stressed.
Since the resignation of Martin Amidu in November 2020 as Special Prosecutor, Godfred Dame, the Attorney-General, nominated the law lecturer and private legal practitioner, Kissi Agyebeng as his replacement.
According to Section 13 (8) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017, (Act 959), it is required that the president appoints a person qualified for appointment as Special Prosecutor within six months of the Office becoming vacant.
The Special Prosecutor’s Office is mandated with the authority to investigate and prosecute all suspected corruption and corruption-related offenses as pertaining to public officers, politically exposed persons, and persons in the private sector alleged to have been involved in any corruption and corruption-related offenses.
