The July–December 2025 Half-Yearly Report, released on January 29, 2026, by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has shown that Ghana lost an estimated GH¢345 million.

This figure includes GH¢25 million in Value Added Tax (VAT) collected from port users but not remitted to the government.

According to the OSP, these findings emerged after a corruption risk assessment completed in December 2025, which showed that LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited withheld revenues meant for the state without effective oversight.

Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng stated that the assessment revealed LCB had been granted an exclusive nationwide monopoly to provide disinfection services at all ports of entry.

Under this arrangement, the company charged importers and exporters directly, retained the proceeds in its own accounts, and determined how much to transfer to state agencies.

The OSP has since directed the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to submit an Integrity Plan by March 31, 2026, following findings that a private company collected disinfection fees at Ghana’s ports and retained the proceeds in its private accounts.

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“The corruption risk assessment concluded that the arrangement presents material corruption vulnerabilities across legal authority, procurement, fee setting, financial flows, institutional oversight, competition, transparency, and public health outcomes,” the report stated.

The OSP has ordered the suspension of all payments to LCB, pending a forensic audit and directed the company to stop holding and retaining fees and other revenues in its private accounts.

The Ghana Revenue Authority has also been tasked with exercising oversight over LCB’s tax obligations and recovering any unpaid taxes.

The Ghana Health Service has until March 31, 2026, to submit its Integrity Plan, outlining corrective actions and a reorganisation of the ports disinfection programme to prevent abuse and improve transparency and accountability.

The OSP estimates that its intervention has saved the state about GH¢345 million, comprising GH¢120 million in avoided costs, GH¢25 million in VAT and statutory revenue preserved or expected to be recovered, and GH¢200 million in future losses averted.

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