Deputy General Secretary of the United Party (UP), Nana Yaw Sarpong, has questioned the performance of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), describing it as abysmal and unworthy of the huge sums of money allocated to it yearly.
Mr. Sarpong, speaking on Metro TV’s Inside Pages with Moro Awudu on Saturday, November 1, 2025, said the OSP had failed to live up to expectations despite receiving significant budgetary support since its establishment.
“I was at a point where I was questioning the OSP as to his performance because I believe that he has KPIs, and he should be able to achieve these KPIs,” he said.
He cited the steady increase in the OSP’s budget from GHS129 million in 2023 to over GHS149 million in 2024, questioning the value Ghanaians were getting in return.
“In 2025, he was seeking GHS146 million, if I’m right. With this abysmal performance, we give you in excess of GHS140 million for this kind of performance? If it was a private entity, do you think investors would be interested in pushing their money in there?” he asked.
Nana Yaw Sarpong called on Parliament not to approve any new budget for the OSP unless there is evidence of tangible results.
“Please take this message to Parliament that Ghanaians would not be happy if, in the next session, Parliament approves any budget to the Office of the Special Prosecutor,” he told the host.
Host Moro Awudu, however, cautioned that such a move could undermine the fight against corruption.
“But that’s essentially asking that we cripple the office. That’s essentially what you’re asking for. Why do you want to throw the baby in the bathwater away?” he said.
But Nana Yaw Sarpong maintained that the office has failed to justify its relevance.
“Has there been any achievement of the Office of the Special Prosecutor since it was created? Maybe it’s about leadership. Maybe when you change leadership, things will work. Has there been any? Any? Just name one single achievement,” he said.
He argued that the OSP was established for political reasons rather than to genuinely combat corruption.
“I think that it was somebody’s own creation wanting to destroy another man that decided to create the Office of the Special Prosecutor,” he noted.
According to him, Ghanaians need to see evidence of recovered funds or concluded corruption cases before continuing to fund the institution.
“They should give us, year by year, the issues of corruption they have been able to deal with and how much of those monies they have been able to recover. Then we will compare whether or not we are making gains as a country.”
He further mocked the OSP’s public engagements, likening them to storytelling rather than accountability.
“If it is name and shame or just coming to sing and give us Kweku Ananse stories, I think that we can allow government communicators to help us do it,” he said.
Nana Yaw Sarpong noted that until the OSP demonstrates measurable progress, “Ghanaians will not want to waste any money on the Office of the Special Prosecutor.”
