Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has cast doubt on Ghana’s genuine commitment to fighting corruption, highlighting public resistance and conflicting attitudes toward anti-corruption efforts.

Delivering a lecture on the theme “A Few Good Men: Suppressing and Repressing Corruption and State Capture in Aid of Development” during Constitution Day, Agyebeng underscored a troubling paradox. While many acknowledge the need to combat corruption, some groups actively work against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), undermining its mandate and efforts.

“There have been attempts to discredit the principles of the office and its officers, unjustly attended by formidable resistance and pushback,” he noted, adding that these attacks often come from individuals facing investigations or prosecution.

Agyebeng described the situation as a “curious cycle,” where the public protests both when the OSP takes action and when it is perceived as inactive.

“There is an outcry when the OSP acts and an outcry when it is seen as not acting. It is as if we do not know what we want. The situation in Ghana now appears to be, ‘We must fight corruption, but we must not fight corruption.’ That is our state now,” he said.