HRH Oscar Yao Doe has written an open letter to the Ghana Parliament over the Airbus bribery allegation saga currently rocking the country, admonishing MPs to do the needful by stopping politicians from taking advantage of the situation. He said they must set the precedent of guiding against abuse of power through the use of the Special Prosecutor's office.
Read the letter in full below..
Open Letter to Ghana's Parliament:
Attention: Majority and Minority Leaders!
Question 1: What does the law say in the Special Prosecutor Bill? Does the law allow any seating President (both now and in the future) to use his or her office to ask the Special Prosecutor Office to announce an Investigation against his or her political opponent?
Question 2: If it is permitted by the law creating the Special Prosecutor Bill to allow a seating or a future president to ask for an investigation against any political opponent, then that's okay. At least, we can adjust and live with it till the end of time, knowing that any future president can use the Special Prosecutor Office to smear his or her political opponent.
Question 3: If it is prohibited in the law; (and reality is) that a seating or future President cannot influence an investigation against any political opponents using the Special Prosecutor Office, what (then) is the remedy and the consequence if or when that occurr? Do we have any law in that bill or any law (at all) in Parliament that deals with that kind of situation in regards to abuse of power?
Question 4: Elsewhere, such an abuse by any Executive President is an impeachable offence and constitutes an (offense enough for) removal from office. (Going by) a lot of speculations going on about the Airbus saga, can't the Parliament invite or summon the Special Prosecutor, Hon. Martin Amidu to clarify?
Conclusion: Investigation of bribery must not be seen as pure witch-hunt or a mere smear campaign against anyone. Because that in itself, is more dangerous for our future political discourse, which could damage the credibility and the image of the Special Prosecutor Office. Politicians always take advantage of situation. Therefore, it's in our collective interest to set the best precedent to guide against abuse of power.
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