Dr. Tony Aidoo, former Senior Presidential Aide and Head of the Policy Evaluation and Oversight Unit under the erstwhile administration of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, has launched a scathing critique of the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, accusing him of lacking the competence and results expected from his high-profile office.
He expressed deep disappointment over what he described as the Special Prosecutor’s failure to secure meaningful corruption-related convictions since assuming office.
“So far, we have had the Attorney General, in the quest to be transparent, bring out some steps he has taken to bring certain people to book, but we have not seen any prosecution yet. And I don’t trust the Special Prosecutor,” Dr. Aidoo stated bluntly.
He criticised Mr. Agyebeng for what he termed excessive media engagement without matching results, suggesting that the Special Prosecutor has focused more on publicity than building solid legal cases.
“He talks big and small. He doesn’t know what he’s doing. He is a shame. He has never succeeded in any prosecution on corruption, so what are we paying him for?” Dr. Aidoo queried on Joy News on Thursday, July 17
According to the veteran politician and governance expert, a well-prepared case backed by solid evidence should not be ignored by the judiciary. He implied that the failures of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) stem from poor case development rather than judicial bias.
“If you build up your case, the judges will not ignore the evidence. But if you fail to provide convincing evidence, then you won’t get anything. I don’t think he is building his cases well; he talks too much.”
Dr. Aidoo concluded with a piece of unsolicited advice to the Special Prosecutor: “I will advise him to talk less and do well.”
Meanwhile, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged seven individuals and three companies in connection with a sprawling GHC280 million extortion and money laundering scheme allegedly perpetrated within the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).
The accused include former Chief Executive Officer of the NPA, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, along with other current and former staff of the Authority and directors of private companies believed to have facilitated the laundering of illicit proceeds.
