The Deputy Attorney- General, Dr Edem Srem Sai has disclosed that the legality of the ORAL Committee set up by then President-elect John Mahama in December 2024 is being challenged in court.
He stated this in an interview on TV3’s KeyPoints on January 10.
“There is currently a suit in court challenging the legality of the ORAL preparatory work,” he revealed.
Justice Sai however did not provide further details.
He used the opportunity to provide an update on the cases which are currently being prosecuted in court.
These include the National Service Ghost names case, the National Intelligence Bureau case among others.
In January 2025, then President-Elect John Dramani Mahama set up an anti-corruption team as a preparatory measure to recover all proceeds of alleged corruption under the previous administration and hold culprits involved responsible.
The initiative was dubbed ‘Operation Recover All Loot’ (ORAL) in furtherance of then candidate Mahama’s campaign message for presidency in 2024.
The committee gathered information from the public and tip-offs on possible areas where corruption had been perpetrated.
The Committee was made up of Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Immediate past Auditor General, Daniel Domelovo, COP Nathaniel Kofi Boakye (Rtd.), Martin Kpebu (Esq) and Investigative Journalist, Raymond Archer.
The Committee subsequently presented its report February 2025.
Presenting a summary of the findings, the Chairman of the Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, also Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, said the value of thirty-six (36) financial cases reviewed is estimated at $20.49 billion.
According to a summary of the report, the cost of land cases alone is estimated at $702.8 million. Mr Ablakwa said the demining revelations vindicate President Mahama from critics of his resolve to pursue economic saboteurs.
The committee received 2,417 complaints in total, including 44 petitions received directly, 924 emails, and 1,493 phone calls.
