The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it has saved Ghana more than twenty times the total amount of money released to it since its establishment, dismissing claims that it is a drain on national resources.
According to the OSP Half-Yearly Report for December 2025, the Office has delivered strong results despite not being fully set up and facing serious budgetary and resource constraints.
The report states that the OSP’s corruption investigations, risk assessments, and preventive measures have generated savings far exceeding the funds invested in its operations from 2018 to December 2025.
The OSP said its work has proven its value to the nation and cannot be described as underperforming or wasteful. It noted that its high-profile and ground-breaking interventions have protected public funds, strengthened accountability, and reduced corruption risks in key state transactions.
Among its major achievements, the Office cited its 2020 corruption risk assessment of the Agyapa Royalties transaction, which it said saved Ghana billions of dollars and prevented the possible loss of sovereignty over the country’s natural resources.
In 2022, the OSP investigated customs advance rulings and introduced measures that ended discretionary discounts on the valuation of imported goods and used vehicles. This action, the report said, blocked corruption opportunities within the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority and saved the country millions of cedis.
The Office also highlighted its 2023 investigation into auction sales at the ports, which led to the introduction of an electronic auction system. The e-auction platform has increased auction revenue by an average of 12 percent each month, adding millions of cedis to state revenue.
Between 2023 and 2025, the OSP investigated procurement contracts awarded by the Ghana Revenue Authority and the Ministry of Finance to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited. The cancellation of those contracts, according to the report, saved the nation about GH₵5.73 billion.
The report further revealed that at a time when the Office was being criticised, it was actively prosecuting 33 persons across the country, recovering cash sums, seizing and managing tainted assets, and investigating more than 100 cases. It also intensified corruption-prevention initiatives, which it said have become a strong deterrent.
The OSP said that corruption has become more costly in Ghana due to its operations, adding that the continuous savings from its prevention work significantly benefit the Republic.
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