The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) has published its half year report ending December 2022, naming cases it was currently investigating or prosecuting and related to corruption. The half-year report is in pursuant to section 3(3) of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959), which mandates the Office to publish, on a half-yearly basis, cases […]
Parliament’s Appointments Committee will, today, Thursday, vet Kissi Agyebeng for the position of Special Prosecutor. The vetting process chaired by Chairman Joseph Osei Owusu is scheduled for 10 am at Parliament’s Committee rooms 1&2 on the administration block. According to JoyNews’ Parliamentary correspondent, Joseph Opoku Gakpo, the Committee’s agenda is “to consider the President’s nomination […]
A legal practitioner, and Chairman of the Electronic Communications Tribunal, Mr Kissi Agyebeng is expected to be nominated as the next Special Prosecutor (SP). Sources have told the Daily Graphic that barring any unforeseen circumstances, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will soon announce the nomination of Mr Agyebeng as the anti-corruption czar. When approved by […]
The Managing Director of the Ghana Publishing Company, David Asante has described the Office of the Special Prosecutor as a very solid proof of government’s commitment to fight corruption. According to him, the existence of the Office alone is deterrent enough to scare public Officers who may contemplate engaging in any illegal and corrupt practice. […]
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Constituency in the Upper East region, Mahama Ayariga has dissociated himself from negative media against the special prosecutor, Martin Amidu, saying he respects him as a father who has been elevated to the high office of special prosecutor. According to him, Mr. Amidu […]
Former Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Office of the president, Dr. Tony Aidoo has described the creation of the office of the Special Prosecutor as absolutely unnecessary and a drain on the national coffers. According to him, there are already existing state agencies with the mandate to fight corruption, adding that the only […]
Government has announce the allocation of 180 million Ghana Cedis to the office of the special prosecutor. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Attah while delivering the 2019 budget and government economic policy statement in Parliament today, said government considers the office of the special prosecutor as a major priority in the fight against corruption. He said […]
Information reaching BestNewsGH.com is that the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has submitted a budget of 359 million Ghana Cedis for the operations of his office. Ruling New Patriotic Party Member of Parliamnet for the Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong who made the revelation described the figure as too astronomical. He […]
