This Is Why Martin Kpebu Demands Kissi Agyebeng’s Immediate Resignation Over Ofori-Atta Case
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu is calling for the immediate resignation of the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, insisting that recent disclosures from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) amount to a serious failure of duty and a breach of public trust.
Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Wednesday, Kpebu explained that although he had been invited by the OSP earlier, he was “not under investigation for any wrongdoing.” He said the office merely wanted clarification on comments he had made publicly, comments he maintains were intended to strengthen Ghana’s fight against corruption.
But according to Kpebu, the facts now emerging from within the OSP point to a troubling breakdown of leadership.
Why Kpebu Says the Special Prosecutor Must Go
Kpebu argued that the most critical issue is what he describes as the OSP’s mishandling of the high-profile matter involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta.
He claimed that on November 5, the Special Prosecutor “finally admitted” that he intercepted a confidential letter written by Ofori-Atta to both the outgoing and incoming Chiefs of Staff before the former minister travelled out of the country.
According to Kpebu, the Special Prosecutor said he took the letter and rushed to multiple state security agencies for urgent support.
“He said he went first to the National Investigations Bureau and received no assistance, then to National Security with the same result, and finally to the Ghana Immigration Service and still got nothing,” Kpebu recounted.
While describing this as a damning reflection on the security agencies themselves, Kpebu insisted the real failure lies in the Special Prosecutor’s own actions.
“He Should Have Raised the Alarm”
For Kpebu, the silence of the OSP in the face of what he considered critical information is unacceptable.
“What is worse,” he said, “is that it didn’t occur to the man who held that famous ‘Ankwanuma’ press conference to alert the nation he needs something to be done and he’s not getting the cooperation of the state agencies.”
Kpebu argued that a public announcement at the time could have dramatically changed the outcome.
The lawyer said a transparent alert would have mobilised civic pressure and even physical intervention at the airport.
“You know how many people would have taken steps to the airport to prevent him from travelling?” Kpebu asked, emphasising that he himself was part of the ORAL team at the time, a group he said had experienced security personalities “like Kofi Boakye” ready to act if the matter had been made known.
A Case for Resignation
Given the chain of events, Kpebu insists the Special Prosecutor cannot continue in office.
“To me, the failure to raise the alarm alone is enough for him to step down,” he concluded, adding that the OSP’s quiet handling of such a crucial matter undermines public confidence in the entire anti-corruption framework.
As public debate intensifies, neither the OSP nor Kissi Agyebeng has issued a fresh response to Kpebu’s latest demands.
