Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has said there was no constitutional basis for the establishment of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
He noted that Ghana only established the Office to prove a point that it was prepared to tackle corruption.
“If you recall during the deliberation on the OSP, a number of us stated on the floor of this House that it has no constitutional basis but we wanted to signal to the world that we are going to fight corruption,” Bagbin stated.
Speaking on the floor of the House, Thursday, December 4, 2025, Bagbin emphasised that the end results for the establishment of the OSP has vindicated persons who oppose its formation earlier, noting that government cannot continue to allocate huge sums to the Office without any relevant outcome.
“At the end of the day, we have seen the results and we cannot continue to allocate that huge sums to the same office when we are not getting the results. This is one of the agencies we should be looking at,” he remarked during the debate in Parliament about the constitutionality and effectiveness of the OSP.
His comment follows the OSP’s arrest and detention of private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu whom the office accused of obstructing an officer of the OSP.
Mr. Kpebu was arrested and detained by the OSP on December 3, 2025 for obstructing an officer of the Special Prosecutor.
Mr. Kpebu had been invited by the OSP on Wednesday, December 3, to assist with investigations into corruption allegations he had made against the Special Prosecutor.
However, he was arrested after an altercation with an officer at the OSP which the OSP claimed was an obstruction of an officer.
He was subsequently detained at an unknown location to his lawyers but was later granted bail with one surety to provide landed properties in his name.
Hours later, he was released by the OSP.
Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has accused the Office of gross abuse of power for detaining Martin Kpebu.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor insisted that the Special Prosecutor must come and explain to the House why he is weaponizing the powers of his office against citizens.
“The Office of the Special Prosecutor has abused his powers in this matter and I will not hesitate to say that this House we created the Office and if he continues to abuse its powers then we may have to abrogate it.
“Let me place this matter on record that this House we shall be inviting him (the OSP) to come and brief the House the circumstances under which he would detain a citizen under such flimsy, whimsical circumstances. It is untenable and yesterday his conduct was frowned upon by the entire nation,” Dafeamekpor noted.
