(VIDEO) Minority Alleges Coordinated Move to Weaken Office of the Special Prosecutor
Minority Warns of Threat to Anti-Corruption Fight Amid Alleged Moves Against the OSP
- Minority alleges coordinated effort to weaken the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
- Points to court ruling and legislative attempts as part of a broader pattern.
- Warns that OSP’s independence is critical to Ghana’s anti-corruption framework.
The Minority in Parliament has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of orchestrating a deliberate and coordinated effort to weaken the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), describing the developments as “the anatomy of a conspiracy.”
Speaking as Deputy Ranking Member on the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Alhasan Tampuli argued that recent events, including a High Court ruling on 15 April 2026 which struck out aspects of the OSP’s prosecutorial powers as unconstitutional, are not isolated legal outcomes but part of a broader, calculated sequence.
He suggested that the ruling represents the culmination of a series of actions he believes began in December 2025.
According to his account, the process started on 3 December 2025, when private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu was reportedly detained at the Office of the Special Prosecutor for several hours following a confrontation. Shortly thereafter, Kpebu publicly announced plans to petition President John Dramani Mahama for the removal of the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng.
Mr Tampuli further referenced developments on 8 December 2025, when the Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor introduced a Private Member’s Bill aimed at repealing Act 959, the legislation establishing the OSP, effectively seeking its abolition.
The bill was later withdrawn after significant public backlash and internal criticism within the NDC. President Mahama subsequently described the move as “premature,” reaffirming the importance of the OSP and describing it as the only anti-corruption institution with independent prosecutorial authority.
The Minority insists that these developments collectively point to a deliberate attempt to weaken the OSP’s mandate, warning that any erosion of its independence could undermine Ghana’s broader anti-corruption architecture.
From Martin Kwabena Ahwireng Quaye
