Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-6: May employ counsel for State

The Governor shall have power to employ counsel to protect the

rights or interests of the state in any action or proceeding, civil

or criminal, which has been, or is about to be commenced, and the

counsel so employed by him may, under the direction of the Governor,

plead in any cause, matter, or proceeding in which the state is

interested or a party, may prosecute offenses against the law of the

state, and may institute and conduct proceedings before grand

juries; provided, that nothing herein contained shall limit the

power of courts of record to appoint an attorney to prosecute

criminal actions in such courts when the district attorney is

disqualified or unable to act.