The Office of the Special Prosecutor has launched investigations into alleged corrupt practices linked to Ghana’s major political parties following recent elections.
The OSP said it began a real-time probe on February 7 into the NDC’s parliamentary primary in Ayawaso East, where allegations of vote buying, vote selling and questionable funding have emerged. The investigation was prompted by reports that candidate Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed allegedly abetted an attack on an OSP officer who was serving an investigative directive tied to those allegations.
The assault allegation has triggered a separate investigation into interference with an authorized officer, the OSP said in a public notice. Authorities did not specify whether any arrests have been made or charges filed.
The OSP’s action against the NDC primary comes after its initiation of an investigation into alleged corrupt activities in the New Patriotic Party’s presidential primary held on January 31.
Both inquiries are focused on alleged electoral corruption, including vote buying and vote selling, and on tracing the sources of funding for those acts. Under Ghanaian law, the office stressed, offenses such as vote buying, vote selling, intimidation and election-related violence are serious crimes.
The OSP’s posture on these matters will be vital ahead of 2028 general elections and could intensify scrutiny of internal party processes that have historically been opaque and lightly regulated.
The agency urged the public to uphold electoral integrity and noted that corrupt acts in public elections are prohibited by law.
