{"id":9338,"date":"2024-12-21T19:16:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9338"},"modified":"2024-12-21T19:16:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:16:16","slug":"we-need-to-remove-obstacles-that-hinder-work-of-the-osp-kpebu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9338","title":{"rendered":"We need to remove obstacles that hinder work of the OSP \u2013 Kpebu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu has defended the Operational Recover All Loots (ORAL) committee as a \u201cmasterstroke\u201d designed to provide much-needed support to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While acknowledging initial hesitations about joining the committee, Kpebu highlighted his growing appreciation for its potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Office of the Special Prosecutor is struggling due to an Act that is not fit for purpose,\u201d Kpebu stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He argued that the committee could bring visibility to complaints and prevent interference by higher powers, which, according to him, have often emasculated the OSP\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kpebu speaking on the Key Points with Alfred Ocansey on December 21, 2024, accused political appointees of using their influence to stifle investigations and said reforms to the Special Prosecutor Act are essential..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Addah, however, was unconvinced, insisting that the approach lacked institutional backing and risked setting up the committee for failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-c6f82e0b402cb74893c3bf119726fa13 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iYEG0wQWFP8?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to remove obstacles that hinder the work of the OSP and other anti-corruption bodies. Simply collecting complaints without a clear mandate for action is ineffective,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The debate underscores broader public frustrations with Ghana\u2019s anti-corruption efforts, which many perceive as inadequate. Addah and Kpebu, despite their differences, agreed on the urgent need for institutional reforms to address corruption comprehensively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both speakers called on the President-elect to prioritize systemic changes over populist measures, ensuring that anti-corruption bodies have the independence and resources to function effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This discussion highlights the critical crossroads at which Ghana\u2019s anti-corruption fight stands, with experts and activists calling for meaningful action rather than symbolic gestures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public will be watching closely to see how the incoming administration navigates these challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu has defended the Operational Recover All Loots (ORAL) committee as a \u201cmasterstroke\u201d designed to provide much-needed support to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). While acknowledging initial hesitations about joining the committee, Kpebu highlighted his growing appreciation for its potential. \u201cThe Office of the Special Prosecutor is struggling due [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,18],"tags":[3039,3019],"class_list":["post-9338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-politics","tag-lawyer-martin-kpebu","tag-oral"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9340,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9338\/revisions\/9340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}