Public Anger Mounts as OSP Fails to Act on Former Finance Minister’s Case

There’s growing public frustration over the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) continued silence regarding the alleged corruption case involving the former Finance Minister. Many Ghanaians are beginning to question whether the nation’s top anti-corruption body has gone soft on the politically connected.

When the OSP was created, it carried the hopes of millions — a promise to deal with corruption without fear or favor. But that confidence is slowly fading as the institution’s handling of high-profile cases raises doubts about its independence and resolve.

Citizens are asking tough questions: Why the delay? Why the silence? Why does it seem that justice moves swiftly for the ordinary person but crawls when it involves the powerful? The lack of updates from the OSP is feeding public suspicion that some cases are being quietly swept under the carpet.

Several anti-corruption advocates have also expressed concern that selective justice is undermining the country’s democratic institutions. Transparency and accountability — the very principles on which the OSP was founded — appear to be under threat if clear actions are not taken and communicated to the public.

Ghanaians deserve to know the status of ongoing investigations, especially those involving individuals who once managed the nation’s finances. The OSP’s silence is not just disappointing; it risks eroding public trust and weakening the fight against corruption entirely.

It is time for the Special Prosecutor to step forward, update the nation, and demonstrate that the law applies equally to all ,whether powerful or powerless. Justice must not only be done, it must be seen to be done.