The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has uncovered a GH¢280 million corruption scandal at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), implicating several top officials accused of exploiting their regulatory powers for personal enrichment.
Speaking at a press briefing on June 2, 2025, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng revealed that investigations launched in November 2024 had exposed a network of financial malfeasance and power abuse within the NPA spanning 2022 to 2024.
According to him, senior and other officials of the NPA orchestrated and executed a corrupt scheme by capitalising on their regulatory authority to extort large sums of money from oil marketing companies (OMCs) and other stakeholders in the downstream petroleum industry. "This was reportedly achieved through threats, intimidation, coercion, veiled suggestions, bribery, and excessive regulatory pressure all aimed at enriching the perpetrators. "As of May 30, 2025, the OSP reports that it has traced a total of GH¢280,516,127.19 believed to be proceeds of this illicit scheme.
Investigators say part of these funds was used to acquire luxury apartments and homes both in Ghana and abroad, along with 22 fuel haulage trucks", he stated.
