The Minority in Parliament has accused the governing NDC of waging a sustained campaign to weaken and eventually dismantle the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), describing recent legal and political developments as part of a coordinated effort to neutralise the anti-corruption body.
Addressing the media in Parliament on Tuesday, April 21, Deputy Ranking Member on the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee and MP for Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli, said the latest High Court ruling and related events form part of a broader agenda targeting the OSP.
“The NPP Minority Caucus is engaging the media not merely to contest a High Court ruling. We do this to expose, in the full light of public scrutiny, a deliberate, co-ordinated and sustained campaign by the NDC government to suffocate, neutralise and ultimately destroy the Office of the Special Prosecutor,” he stated.
Mr. Tampuli questioned the legal and political basis of the recent developments affecting the OSP, insisting that the ruling must be tested at a higher court level.
“We are compelled to ask: is the timing of this filing a coincidence? We do not believe it is,” he said.
He further argued that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to make determinations affecting the constitutional mandate of the OSP.
“Article 130(1) of the 1992 Constitution is clear: the Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction in all matters relating to the enforcement or interpretation of the Constitution,” he stressed.
The MP also called on President John Dramani Mahama to publicly state his position on the matter, amid what he described as inconsistencies in government actions.
“President Mahama must come clean with Ghanaians,” he said.
Mr. Tampuli urged the OSP to remain resolute in carrying out its mandate despite the legal and political tensions surrounding its operations.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
