Accra — Inusah Fuseini, ex-MP for Tamale Central, threw his weight behind Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor on Saturday. He spoke out days after the Chief Justice dismissed petitions targeting the removal procedures for the OSP head and Electoral Commission chair.

The rulings came swiftly. Justices found no prima facie case in the filings. Petitioners had argued flaws in the processes that ousted Charlotte Osei from the EC and Daniel Domelevo from the OSP predecessor role. None of that swayed the court.

Fuseini laid out his stance during an appearance on JoyNews’ Newsfile program February 21. He told host Abrantie Ampolah he has tracked the OSP’s actions up close. Nothing raises alarms for him.

“My position on the OSP is that we should let him do his work unless there are grievous things that he is doing that infringe Section 15, and so far I don’t see anything wrong,” Fuseini said. Section 15 of the OSP Act bars abuse of office and protects due process.

He dismissed calls to scrutinize further. Lawyer Martin Kpebu had filed one petition and spoken out forcefully on it. Fuseini admitted hearing Kpebu’s arguments. Still, he skipped reading the document.

“Again, let’s give fidelity to the Constitution. All these matters are supposed to be in-camera,” he stressed. Fuseini urged restraint. Public airing of such disputes undermines judicial privacy, he argued.

The dismissals cap months of legal wrangling. Osei’s 2018 EC exit followed a committee probe into procurement irregularities. Domelevo’s 2020 Auditor-General removal stemmed from residency questions. Petitions sought judicial review. Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah’s office rejected them outright last week.

Fuseini’s comments signal broader political support for Kissi Agyebeng, the current OSP. Appointed in 2022, Agyeb probes high-level graft cases. Critics like Kpebu question his methods and independence. Fuseini begs to differ.

“I’ve been observing,” he repeated. No evidence of overreach so far. Let the prosecutor work, Fuseini said. His voice carries weight as a veteran National Democratic Congress lawmaker. He served Tamale Central from 1997 to 2021.

Reactions split along party lines. New Patriotic Party backers cheer the OSP’s anti-corruption push. Opposition figures demand accountability. Kpebu, a vocal NDC ally, vowed to fight on despite the setback.

Ghana’s constitution mandates in-camera handling for such removal disputes. Article 146 outlines steps for retiring public officers. Fuseini hammered that point home. Rush to judgment helps no one, he warned.

Osei, a lawyer by training, led the EC through two elections. Her ouster sparked riots at the commission’s headquarters. Domelevo, known for auditing top officials, returned briefly before full retirement. Their cases test constitutional guardrails.

Fuseini’s endorsement arrives as the OSP digs into fresh scandals. Recent probes target cocoa road contracts and pandemic procurement. Agyeb’s team seized documents from the health ministry last month. Results pending.

Political watchers see Fuseini’s remarks as a stabilizing force. They come amid election-year tensions. Ghana votes December 7. EC integrity stays front and center.

For now, the Chief Justice’s gavel quiets the challenges. Fuseini calls for focus elsewhere. Let institutions function, he said. Grievous misconduct would change that equation.