A policy guy from the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development told critics to back off the Special Prosecutor office because the agency barely had a real budget or workspace until recently. Kojo Pumpuni Asante said the first boss ran things out of some random townhouse for years before they even got a proper building and serious funding, with actual operations starting last year.
Asante called out both major political parties for trying to kneecap the office since day one and warned the incoming government that axing it would be a total betrayal of voters who wanted better accountability. He pointed out that other anti-corruption agencies have been around forever without getting petition bombed despite stalled cases piling up everywhere.
The director admitted locking up lawyer Martin Kpebu over comments about the office was a bad look that criminalizes speech, but he still thinks people need to protect the agency instead of tearing it down over growing pains.
Asante called out both major political parties for trying to kneecap the office since day one and warned the incoming government that axing it would be a total betrayal of voters who wanted better accountability. He pointed out that other anti-corruption agencies have been around forever without getting petition bombed despite stalled cases piling up everywhere.
The director admitted locking up lawyer Martin Kpebu over comments about the office was a bad look that criminalizes speech, but he still thinks people need to protect the agency instead of tearing it down over growing pains.
