The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor , has called for Special Prosecutor Kissi Adjebeng to appear before the House over allegations of gross abuse of power.
This follows the OSP’s arrest and detention of private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu whom the office accused of obstructing an officer of the OSP.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor insisted that the Special Prosecutor must come and explain to the House why he is weaponizing the powers of his office against citizens.
“The Office of the Special Prosecutor has abused his powers in this matter and I will not hesitate to say that this House we created the Office and if he continues to abuse its powers then we may have to abrogate it.
“Let me place this matter on record that this House, we shall be inviting him (the OSP) to come and brief the House on the circumstances under which he would detain a citizen under such flimsy, whimsical circumstances. It is untenable and yesterday his conduct was frowned upon by the entire nation,” Dafeamekpor noted.
Contributing to the debate in Parliament on Thursday, December 4, 2025, Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga backed calls for the scrapping of the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
He explained that he opposed the establishment of the Office, insisting its creation was “unconstitutional”.
“The detention of Martin Kpebu raises serious issues about the existence of that Office. I opposed its creation and took the position that it was unconstitutional.
“I think that we should abolish the Office of the Special Prosecutor. We have experimented it and seen the results,” he stressed.
Mr Kpebu has been an outspoken critic of how the OSP has handled high-profile investigations, including the investigation of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, arguing that the OSP is incompetent and must be removed.
Mr. Kpebu was arrested and detained by the OSP on December 3, 2025 for obstructing an officer of the Special Prosecutor.
Mr. Kpebu had been invited by the OSP on Wednesday, December 3, to assist with investigations into corruption allegations he had made against the Special Prosecutor.
However, he was arrested after an altercation with an officer at the OSP which the OSP claimed was an obstruction of an officer.
He was subsequently detained at an unknown location to his lawyers but was later granted bail with one surety to provide landed properties in his name.
Hours later, he was released by the OSP. The arrest and detention of Martin Kpebu was condemned by many including former Speaker of Parliament, Mike Ocquaye.