GACC Set to Roll Out Multi-Stakeholder Forums and Public Campaigns on the OSP Law

The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) is set to embark on an awareness and engagement initiative aimed at promoting public understanding and collaboration around the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) Act, 2017 (Act 959).

Since its establishment, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has played a key role in investigating and prosecuting corruption and corruption-related offences in Ghana. However, public knowledge and understanding of the OSP’s mandate, powers, and operations remain limited, especially at the local level. Many citizens are unaware of how to engage the OSP or how to safely report corruption-related offences.

To address this gap, GACC is undertaking a nationwide campaign to educate citizens about the OSP Law, promote active participation in the fight against corruption, and encourage the public to uphold integrity and accountability in governance.

The implementation will be carried out in two phases. The first phase will take place from 27th October to 8th November 2025 across 29 districts in the Upper West, Northern, Savannah, Upper East, North East, Ahafo, Bono, and Ashanti Regions. The second phase will follow from 24th November to 6th December 2025, covering 31 districts in the Western, Western North, Central, Volta, Oti, Eastern, and Greater Accra Regions.

The initiative will feature multi-stakeholder forums and media engagements designed to deepen citizens’ knowledge of the OSP Law and other corruption-related issues while encouraging active participation in Ghana’s anti-corruption efforts.

The multi-stakeholder forums will bring together representatives from the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), local authorities, civil society, traditional and religious leaders, youth groups, persons with disabilities (PWDs), the media, and community-based organizations to discuss the OSP’s mandate and its role in promoting transparency and accountability.

Complementing the forums will be media engagements on community and local radio stations across the implementing districts. These sessions aim to simplify and communicate key provisions of the OSP Law, enhance public understanding of the OSP’s work, and foster stronger collaboration between the OSP, civil society, and the public in the fight against corruption.

The initiative is part of the “Strengthening the Rule of Law and the Fight Against Corruption in Ghana.” project supported by the Participation, Accountability, and Integrity for a Resilient Democracy (PAIReD) programme, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, Ghana.

Mr. Solomon Nyankah

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Solomon Nyankah is the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the GACC. He is a hard-working, self-starter, team player, dedicated, and results-oriented person committed to rendering effective service to any organisation through continuous learning and self-development for the benefit of the organisation and society. He possesses excellent interpersonal, data collection, and management skills. Solomon is proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).

Prior to his appointment at GACC, Solomon worked with the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) as a technical planning analyst in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Division. He joined the NDPC from 2017 to 2023. His duties included coordinating the preparation of the national Annual Progress Reports (APRs) from 2017 to 2022; the President's Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies (CPESDP) 2021–2024, and the National Medium Term Development Policy Framework (NMTDPF) for 2018–2021 and 2022–2025. He also provided technical assistance in the preparation of the National Development Monitor; the SDG Voluntary National Review Reports (2019 and 2022; sector and district development plans and progress reports; and the mid-term evaluation of the medium-term National Development Policy Framework, "Agenda for Jobs, Creating Prosperity and Equal Opportunity for All, 2018 -2021". Solomon provided technical backstopping for district planning officers on participatory M&E; served as a national trainer on the District Development Data Platform (DDDP) for all regional economic planners, district planning officers, and MIS/statisticians in Ghana; and was a resource pe rson for an ECOWAS sensitization workshop on ECOWAS Protocols held in the Central Region. He also facilitated the mainstreaming of integrated social services indicators into district plans.

Solomon Nyankah holds a B.Sc. degree in Development Management from the University for Development Studies. Other training certificates include: Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA); SDG Toolkits Integration, Monitoring, and Evaluation; and Data Visualisation and Advanced Data Visualisation (Tableau and Canvas) by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)

The Parliament of the Republic of Ghana in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Republican Constitution in October 1993 enacted the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act (Act 456), to establish the Commission.

The commission seeks to foster a culture of respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms, as well as administrative justice and fairness in Ghanaian society. The commission also exist to promote integrity and decency in Ghanaian public life by investigating corruption and educating the public about its high costs and, conversely, the significant pay-offs of a relatively corrupt free society.

Section 7(10)(a)-(h) of the Commission’s enabling statute Act 456 spells out the functions of the Commission as follows:

Investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, injustice, corruption, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by public officer in the exercise of his official duties;

Investigate complaints concerning the functioning of the Public Services Commission, the administrative Organs of the State, the Armed Forces, the Police Service in so far as complaints relate to the failure to achieve a balanced structuring of those services or equal access by all to the recruitment of those services or fair administration in relation to those services;

Investigate complaints concerning practices and actions by persons, private enterprises and other institutions where those complaints allege violations of fundamental rights and freedoms under this constitution;

Investigate allegations that a public officer has contravened or has not complied with a provision of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers. The Code requires that public officers shall declare their assets and liabilities on assumption of office, every four years, and on leaving office;

Investigate all instances of alleged or suspected corruption and the misappropriation of public moneys by officials and to take appropriate steps, including reports to the Attorney-General and the Auditor General, results from such investigations;

Educate the public as to human rights and freedom by such means as the Commissioner may decide, including publications, lectures and symposia;

Investigate confiscation of property made by the two previous military regimes, the Armed forces Revolutionary Council and the Provisional National Defence;

Report annually to Parliament on the performance of its functions.

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National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE)

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Finance Officer

Mr. Solomon Nyankah

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