The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has expressed concerns over the inadequacy of Ghana’s current legal framework in effectively addressing corruption.
Samuel Appiah Darko, Director of Strategy, Evaluation, and Communication at the OSP, stated that the country requires stronger and more efficient anti-corruption laws.
Speaking at a forum in Accra on Thursday, November 14, Appiah Darko stressed the need to enhance existing laws to tackle corruption more effectively.
“Ghana has many laws, but they are not efficient,” he remarked. “From the perspective of the Office of the Special Prosecutor and as a lawyer, I am glad the Conduct of Public Officers’ Bill has not yet been passed. Despite being in the anti-corruption business, I believe that if it were passed in its current form, it would only become another white elephant.”
“So the law as it stands now is piecemeal. Even when we talk about gifts, there is no ceiling, but we know in the UK and other places, an MP cannot take, say, a gift beyond £300. In Ghana’s Conduct of Public Officers’ Bill, there is no ceiling.”
