- On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, the Parliament confirmed her candidacy for a second five-year term.
- Cynthia Lamptey is a former interim director of public prosecutions (DPP) who has 30 years of legal experience with the Ghana Bar.
- In 2018, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo selected her to serve as the first Deputy Special Prosecutor.
- Following Martin Amidu’s departure in November 2020, she served as the Special Prosecutor in Acting capacity until May 2021.
- She has handled a number of high-profile prosecutions, including the cases of two Ghanaian ladies who were involved in the exporting of cocaine to the United Kingdom and Alfred Agbesi Woyome, who was accused of illegally obtaining a GH51 million judgment debt against Ghana.
- She is anticipated to work with Kissi Agyebeng, the newly appointed special prosecutor who was sworn in on August 5, 2021, to look into and prosecute allegations of corruption involving public officials and those in the private sector.
