Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has dismissed claims that the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative has stalled, insisting that the programme is still active and progressing through legal processes.
Kwakye Ofosu argued that criticism of the initiative is largely driven by political narratives rather than facts.
“The claim that ORAL is dead is blatantly false,” he said on Speaking on TV3’s Keypoints monitored by MyNewsGh.
“It is propaganda intended to discredit an exercise that will expose wrongdoing.”
According to him, the initiative was always designed to follow lawful procedures rather than quick political action.
“We never promised to use extra-judicial means,” he explained. “It was always going to be premised on the rule of law.”
Kwakye Ofosu noted that the ORAL committee, established during the transition period after the election, was meant only to gather information.
“The committee itself had no power to prosecute anybody. It was a preparatory body,” he said.
He disclosed that the committee received more than 2,000 allegations, but only around 280 cases were considered to have sufficient basis for further investigation.
“It is not everything people bring to you that you can run with,” he said. “You must sift the information carefully.”
Those cases were subsequently handed to investigative bodies including the police, the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
These institutions, he said, are responsible for building cases and presenting them to the Attorney-General.
“The Attorney-General must review the evidence and determine whether there is enough basis to prosecute,” Kwakye Ofosu said.
He maintained that the legal process may appear slow but remains necessary.
“Let the facts speak,” he added.
