The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has been petitioned to launch a full investigation into former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over alleged corruption, illicit enrichment, and breaches of Ghana’s political financing laws.

In a formal complaint dated 15th September 2025, and signed by Solomon Owusu with legal representation from Andrew Appiah-Danquah, Esq. and Edwin Godwin Buckman, the petitioners cited Dr. Bawumia’s own public statements claiming to have personally procured over 300 pickup vehicles for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and raising unprecedented sums of money for political campaigns.

According to the petition, these declarations raise serious questions about the source of the funds, the legality of the transactions, and the possible abuse of public office.

The petition argued that Dr. Bawumia’s claims create legitimate public concern about the source of his financial resources, the risk of conflict of interest or abuse of state influence, and potential violations of Ghana’s Political Parties Act.

It cited several laws as grounds for OSP jurisdiction, including the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), the Political Parties Act, 2000 (Act 574), the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044), the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921).

The petitioners requested that "the OSP commence a full investigation into the origin of the funds used to acquire the vehicles, conduct a forensic audit of the purchases, and require Dr. Bawumia to make a sworn declaration of the amount expended and its sources."

They further called on the OSP to determine whether public or illicit funds were involved and to publish the findings to promote transparency and accountability.

“The Office of the Special Prosecutor was created to protect the Republic from precisely this type of suspected high-level corruption,” the petition concluded.