Kissi Agyebeng Touts Sacrifices as Special Prosecutor: "This Work Is Rather Making Me Poor”

• The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has criticised those people who have called for him to be removed from office
• He has faced scrutiny because of perceived stasis in notable corruption cases relating to Nana Akufo-Addo's administration
• The Special Prosecutor devoted time to addressing suggestions about his fashion sense and wealth since he took office

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, is upset at people who accuse him of incompetence and call for his removal from office.

Agyebeng described the appeals for his removal as personal attacks.

Speaking on the KSM Show, the Special Prosecutor noted the ridiculousness of criticism of how he dressed.

Agyebeng argued that any wealth his dressing might suggest came before he became a public servant.

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He has been a lawyer since 2003 and is a law lecturer at the University of Ghana, and has also owned a law firm since 2014.

"Some people are even complaining about my dressing, saying that I dress too much. I was rich before I became the special prosecutor. I wasn't in rags. This work is rather making me poor.

But I will do my best to ensure that when I am no longer in the position, Ghanaians will remember me. We have made the OSP so attractive and working so effectively, it is a household name now."

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Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyabeng claims sabotage

A point of contention against the special prosecutor has been the handling of cases involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who has been implicated in at least five corruption cases.

However, the former minister was allowed to leave the country after the party he is affiliated with lost the 2024 elections, having claimed that he was receiving urgent cancer treatment in the US.

Amid concerns about stasis in his work in pursuing the case against Ofori-Atta, Agyebeng accused the security agencies of sabotaging his work in years past.

Agyabeng said that the security agencies aided Ofori-Atta’s departure from Ghana just days after the elections.

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He expressed frustration over the criticism directed at his office, stating that the OSP does not control airport exit points.

The Special Prosecutor thus said he found it difficult to accept any blame for Ofori-Atta leaving the country.

"We have attracted some flak, with people asking, 'Why did you allow him to go?' He left between January 1 and 6, 2025. I know the date, but I'm not going to say it. Who was in power during those days?"

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Ofori-Atta is being investigated by the special prosecutor for five cases, including the state contract with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited and the Ghana Revenue Authority, as well as procurement processes and financial transactions linked to the National Cathedral project.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor recently said it has new corruption charges in store for Ofori-Atta relating to the Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited case.

Martin Kpebu criticises Kissi Agyebeng

YEN.com.gh also reported that human rights lawyer Martin Kpebu had criticised Kissi Agyebeng over his handling of the corruption-related investigation involving Ofori-Atta.

He felt the OSP had failed to be vigilant of the former minister, given the investigations, and accused him of sleeping on the job for allowing him to depart the country.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh