Editorial: The Politicians Who Want The OSP Dead Have Something To Hide
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) majority in Parliament moved to scrap the OSP in 2025. President John Dramani Mahama halted that attempt. Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng said at a national dialogue on March 31, 2026, "Politicians don't want us around because we are bad news for politicians."
The office became operational in 2018 under Martin Amidu, who resigned in November 2020 citing political interference. Under Kissi Agyebeng, the office recovered over GH₵125 million through reformed Ghana Revenue Authority auction processes, disrupted a $40 million counterfeiting syndicate, halted GH₵34.25 million in fraudulent payroll payments, and prosecuted the former Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority. The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition estimates that corruption drains approximately $3 billion from our economy annually. Ghana has returned to the International Monetary Fund seventeen times, spending roughly 40 of its 68 years of independence under IMF programmes.
The constitutional review process is now underway.
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Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) faces a threat from politicians seeking its abolition. The move raises questions about the motives behind dismantling an institution designed to combat corruption - and who truly benefits.
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