Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor has boldly declared Ghana’s best bet to tackling corruption is the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
The Special Prosecutor noted that the OSP is the country’s strongest and most effective tool in the fight against corruption.
Speaking at the high-level conference Ghana’s anti-corruption architecture, Kissi Agyebeng detailed, “The OSP model represents our best bet in tackling corruption and upon this architecture, it is a unique and never before seen remedy designed as a cure of the inadequacies of the traditional methods we have previously adopted”.
“The model retains total control over the initiation of the conduct of investigations and the institutions of criminal proceedings,” he explained.
“For the first time in our history, the OSP model forcefully carries the fight against corruption not only in the province of public officers and public life, but also among politically exposed persons and persons in the private sector,” he added.
Meanwhile, Atik Mohammed, a policy analyst has fired shots at the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng.
According to Atik Mohammed, Kissi Agyebeng lives like an Arabian king but has not been successful in his prosecution.
He asserted that Ghana has wasted the country’s funds on the OSP.
Speaking on Asempa FM, Atik Mohammed stated, “We have wasted the country’s funds on the OSP. For all the resources that have been allocated, this is all we get? Sometimes, Ghana makes investments that don’t yield value for money, and this is one of them.
We created this office to help in the fight against corruption. What successful prosecution has the Special Prosecutor secured? Just one. This man lives like an Arabian king, and all he has been able to recover is GH₵100,000. Who the hell is scared of the OSP?”
He continued, “It was only during Martin Amidu’s tenure that there seemed to be some fear of that office. But now, all the current Special Prosecutor does is appear on radio or TV to throw words around. If he loses a case in court, he simply returns to the media, sings a different tune, and moves on.
This man travels more than the president—no one travels more than him. How do you expect to run this office successfully when you’re always on a flight? And he doesn’t travel alone. The amount of money we are spending on the office and on the SP himself—you have no idea. And this is all we get?”
He, added, “When he gave us the update, why didn’t he mention the case involving the Juaben MCE? The law says he must update the public on losses, convictions, and ongoing cases. Why didn’t he report on that? He has deliberately withheld that information. That is a breach of the very Act that established the office. The law does not permit selective updates—it requires full transparency.”
