The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says its operations have delivered financial returns to the state far beyond the resources allocated to it, countering assertions that the Office is a burden on the public purse.

According to its Half-Yearly Report for December 2025, the OSP claims it has generated savings worth more than twenty times the total funds released to it since it began operations. The Office said this has been achieved despite persistent budget limitations and the fact that it is yet to be fully resourced.

The report explains that through investigations, corruption risk assessments and preventive interventions carried out between 2018 and December 2025, the OSP has protected public funds well in excess of its operational costs.

One of the key interventions cited occurred in 2022, when the Office investigated customs advance rulings and helped introduce reforms that eliminated discretionary discounts in the valuation of imported goods and used vehicles. These measures, the report noted, closed loopholes for abuse within the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority and saved the state millions of cedis.

In 2023, investigations into auction sales at the ports led to the rollout of an electronic auction system. The OSP said the platform has boosted auction proceeds by an average of 12 per cent monthly, generating significant additional revenue for the state.

The Office also pointed to its probe into procurement contracts awarded by the Ghana Revenue Authority and the Ministry of Finance to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited between 2023 and 2025. The termination of those contracts, the report stated, resulted in savings of approximately GH₵5.73 billion.

Another major gain highlighted was a corruption risk assessment conducted in 2025 into disinfection services at Ghana’s ports of entry involving the Ghana Health Service and LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited, which reportedly prevented losses estimated at GH₵345 million.

The report further disclosed that while facing public criticism, the OSP was actively prosecuting 33 individuals nationwide, recovering cash, seizing and managing suspected illicit assets, and investigating more than 100 cases. It also said its expanded corruption-prevention initiatives have become a strong deterrent to wrongdoing.

Rejecting claims of underperformance, the Office maintained that its interventions have safeguarded public resources, strengthened accountability and reduced corruption risks in major state transactions.

Among its landmark achievements, the OSP cited its 2020 corruption risk assessment of the Agyapa Royalties deal, which it said prevented potential losses running into billions of dollars and helped protect Ghana’s sovereignty over its natural resources.

The Office concluded that its work has significantly raised the cost of corruption in Ghana, adding that the continuous savings from its preventive efforts represent a lasting benefit to the country.