Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has questioned Ghana’s true commitment to fighting corruption, citing public resistance and contradictory attitudes toward anti-corruption efforts.
Speaking at the Constitution Day Public Lecture on the theme “A Few Good Men: Suppressing and Repressing Corruption and State Capture in Aid of Development,” Mr. Agyebeng pointed out a paradox in the nation’s response to anti-corruption measures.
While there is broad agreement on the need to tackle corruption, certain factions actively undermine the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and its mandate.
“There have been attempts to discredit the principles of the office and its officers, unjustly attended by formidable resistance and pushback,” he noted, adding that these attacks often come from individuals facing investigations or prosecution.
Agyebeng described the situation as a “curious cycle,” where the public protests both when the OSP takes action and when it is perceived as inactive.
“There is an outcry when the OSP acts and an outcry when it is seen as not acting. It is as if we do not know what we want. The situation in Ghana now appears to be, ‘We must fight corruption, but we must not fight corruption.’ That is our state now,” he said.
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