Flagbearer
of
the
National
Democratic
Congress
(NDC),
John
Dramani
Mahama
says
he
will
not
scrap
the
Office
of
the
Special
Prosecutor.
Instead,
he
says
he
intends
to
strengthen
the
office
if
he
is
elected
as
president
in
the
upcoming
elections.
Mr
Mahama
said
this
when
he
addressed
journalists
in
Accra
on
Sunday.
The
OSP
was
established
in
2018
as
the
gold
standard
and
flagship
specialized
independent
anti-corruption
institution
in
Ghana
in
pursuance
of
the
United
Nations
Convention
Against
Corruption
(UNCAC).
The
OSP
has
the
object
of
investigating
and
prosecuting
specific
cases
of
alleged
or
suspected
corruption
and
corruption-related
offences
in
the
public
and
private
sectors,
recovering
the
proceeds
of
such
acts
by
disgorging
illicit
and
unexplained
wealth
and
taking
steps
to
prevent
corruption.
Mr
Mahama
indicated
that
he
had
no
intentions
of
scrapping
the
OSP
but
putting
in
measures
and
resources
to
strengthen
the
office.
Meanwhile,
he
said
his
administration
will
“set
up
an
independent
value-for-money
office
to
scrutinise
all
government
procurements
above
a
$5
million
threshold
or
as
shall
be
recommended
by
Parliament.”
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