Dr. Tony Aidoo, former ambassador to the Netherlands double as 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.
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.
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.
Dr. Tony Aidoo added that fight against illegal mining failure to prosecute individuals involved in galamsey will result in dissipating the goodwill that the NDC has.
Meanwhile, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), Kissi Agyebeng 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.
