Majority Leader and Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, has indicated his readiness to reconsider and possibly withdraw the Private Member’s Bill he co-sponsored with Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor to repeal the law establishing the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Mr Ayariga made the disclosure on the floor of Parliament on Friday while responding to a question posed by the Minority Chief Whip, Habib Iddrisu, about President John Dramani Mahama’s public request for the bill to be dropped.
The President had, on Thursday, December 11, 2025, issued a statement requesting Mr Ayariga to reconsider his decision to push for the scrapping of the OSP, an independent anti-corruption body created in 2018 under the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration.
Speaking in Parliament, Mr Ayariga recounted how the bill had followed due process, noting that it was submitted to the Speaker, referred to the Committee on Private Members’ Bills and subsequently approved by the committee.
“It is true also that yesterday there was a statement — not a letter — a statement by His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, requesting that I reconsider my decision,” Mr Ayariga confirmed.
Invoking the popular proverb “two heads are better than one,” the Majority Leader assured the House that he was open to dialogue with the President.
“We all know that two heads are better than one. The proverb says that two heads are better than one. 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,” he stated.
Mr Ayariga further gave the assurance that he had taken the President’s request on board.
“I can assure you that I will take on board the request by His Excellency the President for us to think about our action. And I can assure you, I can assure you that I have,” he emphasised.
During a visit by the National Peace Council on Wednesday, President Mahama’s described calls for the scrapping of the OSP as “premature”.