{"id":104101,"date":"2025-11-25T18:59:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104101"},"modified":"2025-11-25T18:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:59:50","slug":"special-prosecutor-should-be-allowed-to-stay-but-compelled-to-do-his-work-vitus-azeem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104101","title":{"rendered":"Special Prosecutor should be allowed to stay but compelled to do his work \u2013 Vitus Azeem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anti-corruption campaigner Vitus Azeem says Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng should be allowed to remain in office despite the growing calls for his removal.<\/p>\n

According to him, instead of pushing the Special Prosecutor out, Ghanaians should apply sustained pressure to ensure he performs his duties effectively.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyFM\u2019s Top Story<\/strong> on Tuesday, November 25, in reaction to the 16 petitions demanding Mr. Agyebeng\u2019s removal, Mr. Azeem said he does not support the calls for the Special Prosecutor to be dismissed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we should give it a bit more time, but put fire under him so that he will be compelled to sit up and do what he\u2019s expected to do,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cBecause Martin Amidu [Former Special Prosecutor] left, he has come. And if we continue removing them, we are not sure who\u2019s going to come in again and whether that person will be any different. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo maybe we should let him stay, but continue to push fire under him so that he is compelled to sit down and do the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

He explained that public scrutiny and constant pressure are necessary tools to ensure accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pressure, like what we are talking about now, and what others have been saying, calling on him to do the right thing; these are the things that will hold him to the fire, compel him to come out, admit the truth, and stop giving contradictory information,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

When asked whether Ghanaians can still trust the Special Prosecutor to deliver if he remains in office, Mr. Azeem said the loss of public confidence should serve as a wake-up call for Mr. Agyebeng.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Ghanaians have lost confidence in him, that should make him sit up and change. He has been told that we are not satisfied with what he is doing, and so it\u2019s time for him to be challenged to do the right thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On whether President John Mahama should \u201chasten slowly\u201d in deciding on the petitions for removal, Mr. Azeem said the appropriate constitutional procedures must guide the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I have said that there are procedures we follow. So if the President looks at the petitions and he is convinced that they have some basis, then he would have to initiate the necessary action,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n