Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has announced that he and the Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, will reconsider their decision to introduce a private member’s bill to scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
This comes after President John Mahama requested them to suspend the decision.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Friday, December 12, 2025, the bill they had intended to submit before the House was intended to repeal the law establishing the OSP had already been approved by the Committee on Private Member’s Bills and was ready to be laid before the House.
“Indeed, it is true that we raised the issue in this chamber. There were comments on both sides of the House, and there appeared to be some consensus about dealing with the office by way of reconsidering the existence of the office,” he said.
He said two of them had made the decision to submit the bill after Speaker Alban Bagbin had asked MPs who felt the OPS needed to be scrapped to take the necessary legal action, following which he and the Majority Chief Whip formally submitted the bill, which was approved for laying.
“It is true also that yesterday there was a statement, not a letter, by His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, requesting that I reconsider my decision,” Mr Ayariga said.
“So if His Excellency the President also has some thoughts about it, and I add mine to his, I believe together we can find a better way of managing the situation. I can assure you that I’ll take on board the request by His Excellency the President… and we will reconsider our decision.”
