After three days of intense debate, Ghana's Parliament has passed the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Amendment) Bill 2025, granting expanded investigative and prosecutorial powers to the anti-corruption body. The bill passed with 178 votes in favour and 95 against.
The new legislation empowers the OSP to freeze assets, compel financial disclosures from public officials, and work with international law enforcement agencies to recover stolen funds. Critics from the NDC minority argued some provisions could be used for political persecution, while the NPP majority insisted the measures were necessary to clean up governance.
Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, who had lobbied extensively for the amendments, called the passage "a watershed moment for accountability in Ghana." He promised that investigations into several high-profile cases currently before his office would be accelerated.
Civil society organisations, including IMANI Ghana and Occupy Ghana, welcomed the development but urged Parliament to ensure the OSP's budget independence is also guaranteed to prevent executive interference.
