The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has warned that persistent attempts to weaken or abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) are undermining Ghana’s fight against corruption and serving the interests of corrupt actors.

This is contained in the OSP’s Half-Yearly Report for 2025, in which Mr Agyebeng argued that the anti-corruption effort would be far more effective if the Office were spared what he describes as “constant and needless existential battles”.

According to him, repeated actions aimed at extinguishing the mandate and powers of the OSP serve no national interest, but rather weaken institutional accountability.

“The fight against corruption would be carried out much more effectively and won if the OSP is spared the constant and needless existential battles,” the report stated.

Mr Agyebeng expressed particular concern that these threats do not only come from individuals seeking to evade accountability, but also from some public officials, including Members of Parliament.

He stressed that such actions cannot be justified as being in the national interest, noting that weakening the OSP ultimately strengthens corruption by allowing impunity to thrive.

“These actions are not and they can never be characterised… as being in the national interest as they weaken the OSP and thereby weaken the fight against corruption,” the report added.

The Special Prosecutor further called for structural reforms to Ghana’s anti-corruption framework, urging the state to adopt recommendations made by the Constitution Review Commission.

He proposed the creation of a fully independent constitutional body with exclusive authority to investigate and prosecute corruption-related offences, which would either absorb or replace the OSP.

Such an institution, he said, must be insulated from political control, operate independently of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, and be backed by enhanced powers and adequate resources.

“Any drive short of this would render the fight against corruption illusory,” the report cautioned.