A draft bill by the Attorney Generals department for the establishment of the office of a Special Prosecutor has proposed a seven year tenure for the office, and will soon be sent to cabinet for their views on it.
The seven years proposed by the AG’s department is expected to enable whoever appointed into the office deal with cases brought before him without any interference from the appointing authority.
As a step to clamp down on corrupt practices in the country, the New Patriotic Party in the run-up to the 2016 general election promised to establish the anti-graft body to prosecute cases of corruption in the country
Attorney General Gloria Akuffo in an interaction with civil society groups in Accra on the draft bill said the establishment of the office will be a major step to reduce, if not eradicate, corruption from the Ghanaian society. The office under Public Procurement Act 203(63) will be mandated to investigate and prosecute individuals alleged to have be engaging in corrupt practices in the country.
She was hopeful the consultations over the bill have been factored into it and will be presented first to cabinet before finally laying it before parliament for debate and approval.
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