The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has detailed ongoing prosecutions, completed investigations, and fresh inquiries in its half-year report released on August 19, 2025. The report covers the period from January to July this year.
According to the “Cases” section, the OSP secured seven convictions and recorded one acquittal during the first half of the year 2025. Eight major prosecutions are before the courts. These include the case of the Republic v. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and nine others, which involves charges of extortion, money laundering, and abuse of public office at the National Petroleum Authority.
In another case, the Republic v. Issah Seidu and three others, the accused are standing trial for an alleged attempt to unlawfully appropriate containers of rice at Tema Port. Mr Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue and others are also facing charges for alleged corruption involving illicit mining permits.
The Republic v. Ibrahim Kofi Sessah and another relates to bribery and money laundering linked to the sale of Ghana Education Service appointment letters. Mr Tahidu Yakubu and five others have been charged with payroll fraud and corruption in Yendi.
The case of Mr Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka, which concerns alleged vote-buying in Juaben, is currently under appeal. At the High Court in Tamale, Mr Sumaila Abdul Rahman and three others from the Northern Development Authority are facing procurement and corruption charges. In Accra, the former Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority, Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei, is also on trial for alleged procurement irregularities.
The report further notes legal actions involving former Finance Minister Mr Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, who is contesting his inclusion on the OSP’s wanted list, and Mr Bissue, who has sued the office over alleged breaches of his human rights.
Two investigations were concluded during the period. One relates to the contract between Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited and the Ghana Revenue Authority. The other concerns the Gaming Commission’s award of a contract to Turfsport Ghana Limited, where suspects have offered restitution through a plea bargain arrangement.
The OSP is currently pursuing 67 full investigations. These cover institutions and projects such as the Minerals Income Investment Fund, Ghana Airports Company Limited, Tema Oil Refinery, the National Cathedral, and the termination of a contract between the Electricity Company of Ghana and Beijing Xiao Cheng Technology.
Other ongoing cases involve payroll fraud, illegal mining, the allocation of state lands, and contracts at the National Sports Authority and the Ghana Water Company Limited.
The report also indicates that 152 preliminary cases are under assessment.
Special Prosecutor Mr Kissi Agyebeng wrote that the office is pursuing its mandate to investigate, prosecute, and recover assets, adding that corruption must be made “a high-risk and costly enterprise” in Ghana.
