Why Ghana's anti-corruption watchdogs are being dismantled - And the Supreme Court may seal their fate
Ghana's anti-corruption watchdogs are being dismantled after a High Court stripped the Office of the Special Prosecutor of its prosecutorial teeth. On April 29, 2026, Justice Francis Achibonga expunged the name of EOCO lawyer Radiatu Abdulai from the prosecution team in the high-profile NAFCO/Buffer Stock case against former CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba and four others. Defence counsel Godfred Yeboah Dame objected successfully that no sufficient authorisation from the Attorney-General had been demonstrated for her to appear.
According to EOCO, the lawyers in this matter were only supporting the lead State Attorneys from the Attorney-General's Department, not acting as principal prosecutors. The fiats issued under the previous administration were granted on an individual-name basis rather than as blanket institutional authority, and Radiatu Abdulai's name was simply not included on any current valid fiat. In response to the April 15 High Court ruling in the OSP matter, a legal practitioner warned: "If independence is stripped, effectiveness is compromised." In the Republic v Mustapha Abdul-Hamid & Others case, the court adjourned the trial to May 26 to await clarity on the OSP's mandate.
The Supreme Court already has before it the constitutional challenge filed by Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey in December 2025, which directly questions the validity of the prosecutorial provisions in the OSP Act. OSP has also filed appeals and stay applications from the April 15 decision.
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Ghana's anti-corruption watchdogs are facing challenges as recent court decisions question their prosecutorial powers- raising concerns about their effectiveness. The legal basis for these institutions is now under scrutiny, potentially impacting their ability to fight corruption.
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