The Special Prosecutor of Ghana, Kissi Agyebeng, has called for significant constitutional reforms and a shift in the national mindset to strengthen the fight against corruption and state capture.
Speaking at the 5th Annual Constitution Day Public Lecture in Accra on 28 February, Agyebeng proposed embedding the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) within the Constitution to safeguard its independence and operational effectiveness.
He argued that the current legal framework, under Section 79 of Act 959, is ambiguous and unnecessarily complex, creating confusion rather than clarity. "We must transform the Constitution by integrating anti-corruption concepts and institutions into its structure.
Upon this foundation, we can build a robust and pragmatic statutory framework to make corruption a high-risk, costly, and unattractive enterprise," he stated.
