Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has called for the sacking of Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, and two senior officials, Sammy Darko and Albert Akurugu, from the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
According to Martin Kpebu, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) must remain, but Kissi Agyebeng and his errand boys must be sacked.
Lawyer Kpebu added that he has no confidence in the Special Prosecutor’s ability to successfully prosecute the former finance minister and the seven others charged in the controversial revenue assurance contracts between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML).
Speaking on Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Tuesday, November 18, Kpebu stated, “The Office of the Special Prosecutor should stay, but Kissi Agyebeng must go. Albert Akurugu and Sammy Darko should get out of that office. Sammy Darko runs errands for Kissi Agyebeng. If Kissi Agyebeng is leaving, his right men must follow him.
“They will be moles if left there. Kissi Agyebeng has to go; we can never trust him. You see the number one suspect and you allow him to escape,” he argued.
Also, Martin Kpebu has said the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is gambling with charges levelled against former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta and seven others in the SML case.
Lawyer Kpebu raised concerns over the charges filed by the OSP, describing the charges as questionable.
According to Lawyer Kpebu, he does not trust the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng after he allowed Ofori-Atta to escape the country.
Lawyer Kpebu stated, “Kissi Agyebeng allowed Ofori-Atta to escape, so I cannot trust him. If you look at some of the charges he has filed, he’s deliberately gambling with financial loss. Financial loss is not part of the OSP’s mandate.
“Now you’re going to use this case to gamble. If you get to the court and it says no, as for financial loss, it’s too huge. What are you going to do? Is it part of the ploy to gamble?”
He added, “I don’t trust the charges at all. I cannot trust Kissi Agyebeng; he once worked for Ofori-Atta. Ofori-Atta is his formal client. Kissi worked for Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko. Same circle. Ask if Kissi Agyebeng ever attended a meeting with Ofori-Atta, and that man is going to prosecute Ofori-Atta, aaahbaai, what a joke.”
His comments come following the OSP formally charging Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta and 7 others with 78 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences.
In a short statement on X on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, the OSP stated, “ The OSP this morning formally charged former Minister for Finance, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta and 7 others with 78 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences”.
Meanwhile, Martin Kpebu has threatened to initiate the removal of the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng if he fails to immediately freeze assets related to the terminated SML contract.
Speaking on TV3’s Key Point, Lawyer Kpebu stated, If the OSP doesn’t take immediate steps to freeze Ken Ofori-Atta’s assets, I will present a petition for his removal from office.