Dr. Asante attributed the cause of such delays in investigations and prosecutions by the Special Prosecutor to some obvious constraints. “If you had three investigators at the beginning, then you have the special prosecutor alone and the deputy. He further mentioned that per the estimation of the CDD, government in establishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor underestimated the powers and powers and components of the special prosecutor. While some have tagged Martin Amidu, the special Prosecutor as slow and redundant in getting the job done, other political figures have blamed government for deliberately under-resourcing the office for political gains. List of 26 cases at Office of Special Prosecutor not authenticMeanwhile, the Chairperson of the Special Prosecutor Board, Linda Ofori Kwafo at the same function questioned the authenticity of a list of 25 cases which surfaced in media reportage, purported to be cases of interest that the special prosecutor has started investigating.

Source: GhanaWeb May 13, 2019 18:33 UTC