Africa-Press – Ghana. The New Patriotic Party Minority Caucus in Parliament is up in arms over the government’s alleged attempts to remove Mr Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor.
Debating the 2026 budget estimates for the Office of the Special Prosecutor, (OSP), Mr Hassan Tampuli, the Deputy Ranking Member on the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament, cited a 50 per cent cut in the Office of the OSP budget request for 2026.
On the Floor of Parliament on Wednesday, Mr Tampuli slammed the move, saying, “Mr Speaker, if we are minded to fight corruption, we should be hesitant in the way and manner we attack offices of accountability. These bodies were created to be fearless and independent and to prosecute their business without looking over their shoulders.”
He questioned the government’s intentions, asking, “What is the plan? If we take out the Special Prosecutor, what becomes of the office? Are we going to appoint an NDC person to occupy it? The arrowhead of the office has become a target. What is his crime?”
However, Mr Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, the
Majority Chief Whip dismissed the allegations, stating, “Mr Speaker, there is no way the government is pursuing anyone out of office. Citizens have the right to petition, and such petitions do not amount to removal.”
The controversy comes amid petitions calling for Mr Agyebeng’s removal, citing incompetence, financial mismanagement, and dereliction of duty.
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