The Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Chairman of John Mahama’s newly formed “Operation Recover All Loot” (ORAL) team, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has emphasized that the group’s mission is to recover the country’s stolen resources, not to engage in political witch-hunting.
The five-member team, established by President-elect John Dramani Mahama, includes Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as chairman, former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo, retired Police Commissioner COP Nathaniel Kofi Boakye, legal practitioner Martin Kpebu, and investigative journalist Raymond Archer.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, Ablakwa stressed the diverse and non-partisan nature of the team’s composition, which he believes will enable the team to focus on its mandate of recovering looted resources without engaging in political vendettas.
“If you look at the membership of this team, they are largely non-partisan. Apart from me, everybody else is not. The distinguished police officer, COP Kofi Boakye, and Martin Kpebu, the human rights lawyer. Yao Domelevo, the venerable former auditor general, and Raymond Archer the investigative journalist. These are not people who have party cards.
“These are people who have worked and toiled for their country. So, it is not a matter limited to just a particular regime. That is why we are emphasising that there is not going to be a witch hunt. If you have served your country well, and you have not squandered public resources, you have not engaged in state capture and you have not taken what does not belong to you, you have nothing to fear,” he stated.
He reiterated that the ORAL team’s focus is on accountability and safeguarding Ghana’s resources, urging the public to come forward with credible information on corrupt practices, regardless of who is implicated.
“So, if you have any information, no matter how far back, and no matter who it affects, please feel free. Our understanding of our mandate is that this is about Ghana and it is about protecting the public purse,” he stated.
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