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    CSOs urge Akufo-Addo to support special prosecutor’s office with adequate funding

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    A group of anti-corruption Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has urged the President to ensure the Office of the Special Prosecutor has the required funding to operate.

    “We are dismayed to hear that of the GH¢1.2 billion that was budgeted for capital and recurrent expenditure, only GH¢80 million was allocated for the 2022 financial year representing only 6.6% of what was requested,” the CSOs said in a statement after paying a courtesy call on Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor.

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    “This is far below what was even allocated by the government in the 2018 financial year for the setting up of the Office, although the money was never accessed.”

    While the CSOs acknowledge that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted negatively on government resources, it urged the government “to do its best to ensure the OSP is finally able to get off the ground, so it can do its important integrity building and anti-corruption work.”

    In addition, the CSOs called on the President to expedite action on the formation of the new OSP board to allow the Office to recruit its staff per the OSP Act 2017 (Act 959).

    Mr. Agyabeng was sworn into office on August 5 as the replacement of Martin Amidu, Ghana’s first Special Prosecutor.

    Find below the full statement

    On Tuesday, 26th October 2021, a group of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on anti-corruption and good governance issues met with the Special Prosecutor (SP), Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) at Ridge, Accra. The meeting, called at the invitation of the SP was to deliberate on how best the OSP can work with CSOs to engender a public space where corruption is a high risk and low reward activity.

    At the meeting, the SP laid out his vision for the Office which included focusing on corruption prevention activities targeted at addressing issues such as gift-giving, developing and preparing integrity plans for public agencies, conducting corruption risk assessments for major financial transactions, production of a manual to guide citizens on the operations of the Office and the launch of a flagship tool to track the progress of institutions called the Corruption League Table. The SP’s vision also focused strongly on asset recovery, use of plea bargaining, and of course, prosecution, backed by good forensic work and investigations.

    The CSOs commended the SP for the Office’s effort to communicate and engage with citizens through the media and online platforms and recommended that this activity be extended to the regions to help educate Ghanaians on the work of the OSP. The CSOs also observed that the OSP has moved into a new ten-story building at Ridge although it was currently occupying one floor as the OSP is yet to retrofit the rest of the floors, recruit the necessary staff and set up the Office fully. The CSOs commended government for providing the OSP with the appropriate space to set up its operations. However, there is still a lot to do for the OSP to be fully operational to pursue all its functions.

    The CSOs therefore, call on the President to ensure the OSP has adequate funding for the first crucial year of operations. We are dismayed to hear that of the GHS 1.2 billion that was budgeted for capital and recurrent expenditure, only GHS 80 million was allocated for the 2022 financial year representing only 6.6% of what was requested. This is far below what was even allocated by government in the 2018 financial year for the setting up of the Office, although the money was never accessed. We acknowledge that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted negatively on government resources and there are many essential competing needs. Nonetheless, we urge government to do its best to ensure the OSP is finally able to get off the ground so it can do its important integrity building and anti-corruption work, an agenda that the President and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have identified as a key development priority if Ghana is to transform and go beyond aid.

    Lastly, the CSOs call on the President to expedite action on the formation of the new OSP board to allow the Office recruit its staff in accordance with the OSP Act 2017 (Act 959).

    Corruption remains a serious challenge in Ghana and all key investigative and prosecutorial agencies are needed to effectively work to help the country achieve its objectives. We remain resolute in our commitment to promote integrity in public life and we assure the OSP of our unflinching support.

    God Bless Ghana!

    Signed

    Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition
    Ghana Integrity Initiative
    Ghana Center for Democratic Development
    Africa Center for Energy Policy
    Citizens Movement Against Corruption Penplusbytes
    Star Ghana Foundation
    SEND Ghana
    Media Foundation for West Africa
    Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Parliamentary Network Africa
    CSO Platform on SDGs, Ghana
    Africa Centre for International Law & Accountability Manasseh Azure

    Source:Citinewsroom.com

     

     

     

     

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