The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has warned that Ghana’s battle against corruption may fail unless urgent reforms are implemented. In its 2025 Half-Yearly Report, the office endorsed recommendations by the Constitution Review Commission (CRC) calling for an independent anti-corruption body with separate investigative and prosecutorial powers.
Kissi Agyebeng, head of the OSP, stressed that the CRC proposal offers a credible and sustainable pathway to effectively combat corruption. He noted that Ghana’s current anti-corruption institutions remain vulnerable to political interference and limited resources.
“If the nation sincerely desires to meaningfully fight corruption, we should embrace and implement the recommendation by the Constitution Review Commission of creating an independent institution grounded in the Constitution, with exclusive authority to investigate and prosecute corruption offences, independent of political control, and with prosecutorial powers separate from the Attorney General,” the report stated.
The report highlights that the current system overburdens the Office of the Attorney General, limiting its ability to adequately handle other key constitutional and international legal responsibilities. To address this, the CRC proposed the creation of a standalone Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to consolidate anti-corruption responsibilities currently spread across institutions such as the OSP and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). By centralizing these functions, the new body would ensure better coordination, clearer accountability, and more efficient handling of corruption cases.
The OSP warned that any approach falling short of these recommendations would undermine Ghana’s anti-corruption agenda and weaken public confidence in state institutions. “Any drive short of this would render the fight against corruption illusory,” the report added.
