SOURCE: Jeffery Mawutor Attipoe, Court correspondent
The Supreme Court has indefinitely adjourned hearing of an application filed by the Office of the Special Prosecutor seeking to overturn a High Court ruling that stripped the anti-corruption body of its prosecutorial powers.
The adjournment follows the failure of bailiffs to serve court documents on the court and other interested parties involved in the matter, six weeks after the application was filed.
The April 15 ruling by the High Court has since led to the suspension of all cases being prosecuted by the OSP pending the determination of the matter before the Supreme Court.
The development has also sparked intense public debate, with many observers arguing that the decision risks reducing the OSP to a nonentity in Ghana’s anti-corruption fight.
Following the High Court decision, the OSP filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to quash the ruling delivered by Justice Eugene Nyante Nyadu.
However, during proceedings on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court chaired by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang disclosed that neither the court nor the interested parties had been served with the necessary documents.
The brief hearing, which lasted about five minutes, ended with the court adjourning the matter indefinitely until proper service is effected.
Counsel representing the OSP, Isidore Tuffour, admitted outside the courtroom that he was not surprised by the development, revealing that he was uncertain whether the Attorney General had even been served with copies of the application.
According to him, attempts by bailiffs to serve the Attorney General have proven difficult, describing the process as a “hide and seek” situation.
Mr. Tuffour maintained that the OSP remains determined to pursue the matter and will explore every available means to ensure that the Attorney General, the court, and all interested parties are duly served as soon as possible.
The legal battle stems from the April 15 High Court ruling, which significantly affected the prosecutorial mandate of the OSP and forced the suspension of ongoing prosecutions undertaken by the anti-graft office.
