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Newly appointed Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng has hinted that he will make sure to go after any EC official who will temper with election results in favour of another. “If you are an electoral officer or a returning officer and you change results I am going after you…immediately u declare the results I am going after it and matching polling stations and matching pink sheets with pink sheets and if they don’t tally I am going after you,” he stated. He noted that he wouldn't need to wait on the Supreme Court before…

Newly appointed Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng has stressed on his commitment to suppress and repress corruption in the country. On his first day at work, the new Special Prosecutor who spoke with the media he is determined to see to it that the constitutional provisions which saw to the establishment of his outfit be strictly adhered. Kissi Agyebeng whose nomination was unanimously approved by Parliament was sworn in as Special Prosecutor by President Nana Addo on 5th August 2021 at the Jubilee House. After…

Newly sworn in Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng has said that he will fight corruption in Ghana just as Nana Addo did in fight the health crisis which hit the country not long ago. Kissi Agyebeng who said Ghana has been plagued with health crisis and corruption during his sworing in ceremony at the Jubilee House vowed to fight corruption. He noted that though corruption is not a health crisis he considers it as a pandemic which the country is confronted with. ''Mr. President we are confronted with two pandemics,…

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that the newly sworn in Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng is ''eminently qualified to occupy the Office of Special Prosecutor. He has the capacity, the experience, the requisite values and intellectual strength to succeed in this vital position”, he stated. The President clearly believes that the acceptance of Agyebeng by Ghanaians indicates that the confidence that he (Nana Addo) reposed in him was not misplaced. Nana Addo also stressed that he does not regret appointing…

Kissi Agyebeng who was nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo back in April 2021 has been approved by Parliament. Following his vetting, Kissi Agyebeng was unanimously approved by the Appointment Committee to be Ghana's second Special Prosecutor following Martin Amidu resignation. Mr. Agyebeng who is a law lecturer and a private legal practitioner would have to be worn in by President Nana Addo to begin work. Chairman of the Committee, Joe Osei Owusu stated during the submission of his report that; “the…

Special Prosecutor Nominee, Kissi Agyebeng has said before the Appointment Committee of Parliament that there is no way he can completely stop corruption in the country when given the nod as the Special Prosecutor. According to him he is not naïve to believe that when giving the nod as a Special Prosecutor he can completely wipe off corruption because even God himself will not make such a claim.. ”I am not naive to assume that I’m coming to stop corruption. There’s no way I can stop corruption. God himself will not…

Special Prosecutor Nominee, Kissi Agyebeng has said before the Appointment Committee of Parliament that he will make corruption costly by making it a very high-risk activity. According to him he is not naïve to believe that when giving the nod as a Special Prosecutor he can completely wipe off corruption. ''I am not naive to assume that I'm coming to stop corruption. There's no way I can stop corruption. God himself will not acclaim to that but, I am going to make corruption very costly to engage in'', he said. …

The Special Prosecutor nominee, Kissi Agyebeng has appeared before the Appointment Committee of Parliament for vetting on his nomination. While the vetting was ongoing he was questioned on his involvement in the infamous Agyapa deal but he stated emphatically that he was never involved in that transaction. He denied ever having a hand whatsoever in the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal as it was speculated by his critics following his nomination as Special Prosecutor this year by the Attorney General Godfred Dame. …

Nominee for the position of Special Prosecutor , Kissi Agyebeng will appear before the Appointment Committee of Parliament on Thursday 22ndd July 2021. The vetting is schedule for 10:00am in the Committee Rooms, 12 and 3 of the New Administration Block of Ghana's Parliament House. Mr. Agyebeng was a private legal practitioner, Managing partner at Cromwell Gray LLP Law Firm in Accra and also the Chair of the Electronic Communications Tribunal before his nomination as Special Prosecutor. President Nana Akufo-Addo…