The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has called for “absolute” independence of the office of the Attorney General (AG) from the Ministry of Justice to enable it to carry out its prosecutorial functions effectively.
Nana Ofori Owusu, National Chairman of the Party who made the call at a news conference in Accra on Wednesday, said the seeming lack of separation of the office from the Ministry of Justice made it practically impossible and difficult for it to prosecute political corruption cases, especially persons from the ruling government.
Article 88 (1 and 2) of the 1992 Constitution states that: “There shall be an Attorney-General of Ghana who shall be a Minister of State and the principal legal adviser to the Government.
Some agitated Ghanaians threatened to embark on a demonstration on Sunday, May 9 to protest Presdident Akufo-Addo s governance but their plans were foiled by the Police.
The Police stopped them on grounds that there are currently restrictions on public gatherings and for fear of spreading COVID-19 wouldn t allow them to go on their protest march.
The Police acquired a restraining order from the High Court to prohibit the conveners of the protest.
But the action of the Police has received a public backlash and without cowering, a section of the citizens embarked on a virtual protest.
Joining the people to lambast the Police is the National Chairman of the Progressive People s Party (PPP).