15 Petitions Filed Against OSP – Alhassan Tampuli Reveals
Former Deputy Transport Minister and Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Alhassan Tampuli, has revealed that 15 petitions have been filed to remove Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng from office.
He made this disclosure on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, November 22nd, 2025 while discussing the ongoing controversy surrounding former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and the OSP. Tampuli suggested that the rising number of petitions shows growing dissatisfaction with how the Special Prosecutor is handling high-profile cases.
According to him, “Currently, there are about 15 petitions for the removal of the Special Prosecutor under President Mahama.”
He questioned whether President Akufo-Addo should be held responsible for the situation.
Tampuli also expressed serious concerns about the OSP’s handling of the investigation involving Ken Ofori-Atta. He argued that claims suggesting Ofori-Atta attempted to flee the country were misleading. He explained that before the former minister travelled, “he had informed the current Chief of Staff at the time as well as the transition team members (the persons representing the incoming administration.)”
He added that if Ofori-Atta intended to evade justice, he would not openly communicate his travel plans.
“Now if this was a person who was running away from justice, I don’t know who will be actively informing people that I’m leaving the jurisdiction to go and seek medical attention, this beats my imagination,” he said.
Tampuli further questioned whether the OSP had even begun investigating Ofori-Atta over the SML contract issue at the time he travelled. He argued that if the OSP considered him a suspect, it should have followed the standard procedure of collaborating with state agencies to restrict his movement.
He asked:
“At the time that Ofori-Atta was leaving town, was the OSP investigating him on the SML issue? If he was, did he actively seek the cooperation of any agency of state to prevent Ken from travelling? Because as you know, the CID, NIB, EOCO, FIC, OSP routinely even the court, serves stop notices on the Director of Immigration to stop individuals that are subjects of investigations or suspects of interest leaving the jurisdiction. If he did, how did he do it?”
Samoa Addo Urges OSP to Stay Focused
Meanwhile, private legal practitioner and National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team member, Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo, has advised the OSP to stay focused and avoid reacting to public pressure.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue on the same day, he said the controversy over Ken Ofori-Atta’s INTERPOL Red Notice could have been prevented if the OSP had avoided making public statements before completing its investigative work.
“If your investigations are not complete, they are not complete. When you move before you are ready, you fuel unnecessary public discussions about motives. Nobody can push you to do something premature,” he said.
Samoa argued that the OSP created confusion by addressing the issue publicly.
“You end up having to explain and give your version that the red alert is still there and all that. But the point is simple, it is either the red alert is operational or not.”
He acknowledged that although every suspect is presumed innocent, some people attract more public interest because of the importance of their cases.
“We are dealing with a suspect who is literally the crown jewel of all the investigations you are doing. Unless you are done with your investigations, you do not move. Nobody should push you into acting when you are not ready,”
Samoa also encouraged the OSP to ignore unnecessary public commentary.
“You should learn how to ignore some of these comments from the public. Avoid the urge to react to everything that is said. You must learn how to close your ears to investigative pressure,” he urged.
His comments follow reports suggesting INTERPOL had withdrawn the Red Notice requested by the OSP. The reports claimed the withdrawal happened because no formal charges had been filed against Ofori-Atta.
However, the OSP later clarified that the notice had not been removed and the matter remained under review.
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