OSP saved Ghana Gh¢5.73 billion; secured 7 convictions – GACC Report
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has saved Ghana a whopping GH¢5.73 billion through its corruption prevention and investigation activities, a new report by the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has revealed.
The report, which assesses anti-corruption institutions between 2022 and 2025, describes the OSP under Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng as the most impactful anti-corruption agency in terms of direct financial savings to the state.
According to GACC, the savings came from disruption of corrupt procurement, blocking of inflated contracts, recovery of illicit funds, and proactive intervention in high-risk transactions at state agencies including Ghana Water, Electricity Company of Ghana, and some Metropolitan Assemblies.
In addition to the savings, the report notes that the OSP has secured seven convictions, over 15 ongoing prosecutions, and more than 120 completed investigations referred to other agencies.
“The OSP’s asset tracking and prevention work is often invisible, but it is saving the country billions. If this office did not exist, GH¢5.73bn would have been lost,” the report stated.
The finding is a major boost for Kissi Agyebeng, who has faced sustained criticism from both NPP and NDC figures who accused his office of media trials and underperformance.
Analysts say the report vindicates the OSP model, which combines investigation, prosecution and prevention. Unlike other agencies that only act after money is stolen, the OSP has legal power to stop a contract before payment.
The GACC, however, warned that the office remains severely underfunded and understaffed, with only two permanent investigators seconded from other agencies. It recommended that government increase budgetary allocation and grant the OSP independent power to recruit its own security personnel.
Reacting to the report on social media, many Ghanaians expressed surprise at the scale of savings, with calls for more support for the OSP rather than calls to scrap it.
The Attorney-General’s Department is yet to comment on the report.
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