Investigations

7

Convictions Secured
Prosecutions

23

Persons Standing Trial
Recovered

GHS 4 million +

Recovered
Savings

GHS 135 million +

Savings
Suspended Transactions

GHS 970 million +

Suspended Transactions
People Sensitised

22 million +

Persons Sensitised
Prosecution

Prosecution


The OSP is prosecuting a number of corruption and corruption-related offences as mandated by section 2 (a) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
There have been seven (7) convictions so far. The rest of the cases are at different stages of the trial process.

The OSP is committed to bring all persons charged, regardless of social status and partisan affiliation, to face the law. Prosecutions are a major means of making corruption costly and unattractive.

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Indicator Table For Prosecutions
S/N Indicator 2025 2024 2023 2022
1 Prosecutions initiated 5 1 1 2 Read more  
2 Criminal cases before the court 8 3 3 0 Read more  
3 Convictions secured 7 0 0 0 Read more  
4 Acquittals / Discharges 1 0 0 0 Read more  
5 Discontinuances (Nolle Prosequi) 0 0 1 1 Read more  
6 Plea bargaining 7 0 0 0 Read more  
7 Number of pending civil cases 4 1 1 3 Read more  

Frequency of data collection is bi-annual

Investigation

Investigation


The OSP is emmpowered by section 3 (1) (a)(b)(c) of Act 959 and regulation 6 of the L.I. 2374, to investigate acts of corruption and corruption related offences if the circumstances indicate same. Subsequent to pre-investigation processes, the OSP proceeds to perform thorough forensic investigations to substantiate facts of the alleged acts of corruption to enable successful prosecutions.

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Indicator Table For Investigation
S/N Indicator 2025 2024 2023 2022
1 Volume of Complaints Received * 170 179 169 136 Read more  
2 Number of Investigations Initiated * 67 27 19 13 Read more  
3 Number of Special Reports Published 1 2 3 1 Read more  

* These figures are cumulative of previous years.

Data reflects only publicly disclosed investigations.

Frequency of data collection is bi-annual

Asset Recovered

Asset Recovered


In the event of successful prosecutions or the determination of the OSP that acts of corruption or corruption-related offences have occurred, it is empowered under section 65 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) to, confiscate, recover, and manage tainted property. This specialised mandate enables the restitution of public assets lost through corruption to the state. In furtherance of the above mandate, the OSP has successfully recovered millions of cedis to the state. Additional recoveries will be made subject to the successful prosecution of ongoing cases.

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Indicator Table For Asset Recovered
S/N Indicator 2025 2024 2023 2022 Indicator
1 Value of Assets Recovered 312K 2M 0.00 1M Read more  
2 Value of Assets Seized / Frozen 74M 0 516M 0.00 Read more  
3 Amount Saved TBD 34M 0.00 101M Read more  
4 Suspended / Canceled Transactions 687M 0 283M 0.00 Read more  

Figures are valued in Cedis

Frequency of data collection is bi-annual

Prevention

Prevention


Pursuant to regulation 31 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Operations) Regulations, 2018 (L.I. 2374), the OSP is mandated to proactively prevent the occurrence of corruption and related offenses, resulting in significant savings for the public coffers. This entails implementing various measures to mitigate instances of grand corruption. Furthermore, the Office advocates implementation of additional measures and policies to prevent future corrupt practices, streamline administrative procedures in the public sector, and safeguard substantial financial resources. Through its vigilant and pre-emptive measures, the OSP effectively closes potential avenues for corruption, achieving the dual objectives of preventing corrupt activities and saving billions of Ghanaian cedis.

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Indicator Table For Prevention
S/N Indicator 2025 2024 2023 2022
1 Number of people reached with anti-corruption sensitisation: In-person 4,301 6,665 1,500 1,000 View  
2 Number of people reached with anti-corruption sensitisation: Traditional media 5.5M 4M 4M 2M View  
3 Number of people reached with anti-corruption sensitisation: Social media 3.9M 2M 500k 150k View  
4 Number of corruption prevention programmes and projects initiated 7 18 2 1 View  

Frequency of data collection is Bi-annual