The Attorney General and Minister of Justice-designate, Gloria Akuffo has stated that the Independent Prosecutor’s office to be set up by the President will deal specifically with corruption.
“Corruption has become a worrisome problem… and has become a developmental issue. There have been a lot of calls for a solution to be found to it. The proposed Independent Prosecutor‘s office is intended to be one of the ways that will deal specifically with the canker of corruption in the public sector.” Ms Akuffo said on Saturday when she appeared before Parliament’s appointments committee for vetting.
The lawyer added “It is true that by the constitution the Attorney General has the power to prosecute criminal matters, but it also has the power to delegate that authority and it is under that that the office will be set up with a specific remit to deal with public sector corruption.
“And the way to do it is by an Act of parliament. The person will be nominated by the president and then it will be crafted in such a manner that it will not fall foul of the constitution and it is intended to give confidence to the public that this is not a caricature that is intended, because there is always a perception that when a government comes in it starts hounding its opponents. To take away that perception and to give confidence to the public, it will have to have parliament to back that appointment.”