Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has defended the performance of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), pointing to financial recoveries, successful prosecutions and preventive interventions as evidence of the institution’s impact.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Agyebeng said the OSP’s performance should be judged by measurable results rather than political reactions or commentary on social media.
He disclosed that the office had recovered GH¢8.5 million and US$2 million, while also pursuing the recovery of movable and immovable assets linked to corruption cases.
“The office recovered GH¢8.5 million and US$2 million, while also pursuing the recovery of movable and immovable assets linked to corruption cases,” he said.
Agyebeng further revealed that as of December 31, 2025, the OSP was prosecuting 33 people, while 79 cases were at the full investigation stage and another 161 were undergoing preliminary investigations.
The office, he added, had secured seven convictions through court-sanctioned plea bargains.
According to the Special Prosecutor, the OSP’s mandate extends beyond investigating and prosecuting corruption to preventing financial losses and identifying weaknesses in systems that could facilitate corruption.
He cited interventions in the natural resources sector, seaports and customs administration as examples of areas where the office had worked to protect public resources.
Agyebeng also highlighted the OSP’s intervention at the Tema Oil Refinery, saying the institution had played a role in safeguarding the facility, which is now operational after years of inactivity.
Another intervention, he said, involved the government payroll system, where the OSP’s work had helped save the state more than GH¢100 million.
“The OSP has saved the nation more than 20-fold the total amount of money released to it since its establishment,” he stated.
Agyebeng argued that the figures demonstrated that the OSP had generated returns significantly greater than the resources allocated to the institution.
He said the office’s performance should therefore be assessed by examining its investigations, prosecutions, asset recoveries, prevention of financial losses, system reforms and protection of public funds.
“It should be gauged by investigations undertaken, persons prosecuted, assets recovered, losses prevented, systems corrected, public funds saved, and steps taken to prevent corruption,” he said.
While acknowledging that criticism of the OSP was legitimate, Agyebeng urged those assessing its work to rely on verifiable statistics rather than political claims.
“So, when next it is said that the OSP has not performed, the answer is straightforward. Check the statistics and benchmark them against your preferred alternative,” he stressed.
