Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has accused the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, of collecting an alleged sum of US$40,000 from former Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, in exchange for dropping charges against him.
Mr Kpebu made the allegation during an interview with Selorm Adonoo on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue on Saturday, December 6, insisting that he has evidence to support his claims of corruption against the Special Prosecutor.
“I want to show Ghanaians that I’m not scared. When Kissi Agebeng freed Adu Boahen, he wrote to him to bring him $40,0000 cash, after telling Ghanaians he had not committed any crime within his jurisdiction. What is your mandate to collect $40,000?
In a related allegation, Mr Kpebu accused Dr Kingsley Agyemang, a former Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, of engaging individuals to carry out a smear campaign against Samuel Atta Akyea, former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, in order to secure the parliamentary seat.
According to Mr Kpebu, Dr Agyemang, the current Abuakwa South MP, who was at the time facing a corruption complaint at the Office of the Special Prosecutor, avoided arrest because the Special Prosecutor intervened.
“[Dr] Kingsley Agyemang MP, now, used to be in charge of the Scholarship Secretariat [Registrar]. Corruption case against Kinsgley Agyemang was reported to OSP, and he was due for arrest to write his statement. But Kissi Agyebeng blocked the arrest and said Kingsley was his friend and was going to affect his chances of winning the primaries in the Abuakwa South,” he said.
Mr Kpebu further alleged that individuals involved in the purported smear campaign were promised two scholarship slots, adding that one of them has since confessed to the arrangement.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has not yet responded to the allegations.
“He employed some people to do a smear campaign against Samuel Atta Akyea, former MP for Abuakwa South, in order to secure the seat. One of the guys has confessed to being promised two slots of scholarship,” he claimed.
He further stated that he intends to submit a petition to President John Dramani Mahama in the coming week, seeking the removal of the Special Prosecutor from office.
Kpebu, who had gone to the OSP to assist in investigations into corruption allegations he had made against Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, was detained on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, after a confrontation with officers at the entrance to the OSP headquarters.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor is yet to publicly respond to his latest comments.
