Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem Sai has strongly defended the pace of the government’s high-profile anti-corruption campaign under the ORAL initiative, insisting it is progressing faster than the public realises.
Speaking on , Dr. Srem Sai dismissed claims that the government’s response to alleged corruption involving top political figures is slow or unresponsive.
“It’s not that it’s slow,” he said in response to public criticism. “It’s just that the public only gets to know when the person is maybe arrested, and there’s noise, or when the person is being taken to court.”
Dr. Srem Sai noted that he regularly receives messages and tags on social media from people demanding action, but explained that much of the work remains hidden by necessity.
“Look, the ladies and gentlemen in the investigative agencies — the Police, the NIB, EOCO, the Special Prosecutor — they are working extremely hard,” he said.
He described a scene of relentless behind-the-scenes activity, with investigators and prosecutors working late into the night to gather evidence, secure warrants, and build airtight cases.
“You see how I don’t sleep? I don’t think they sleep either,” he said. “Because at night, they are working. They are calling, asking for directives, applying for search warrants, freezing orders, arrest warrants — and all this happens at short notice.”
He stressed that legal processes often require confidentiality, particularly when evidence must be protected or suspects might flee.
“If you want a warrant to search a place, you cannot say you are going to give notice,” he explained. “All these things are going on.”
Dr. Srem Sai maintained that it is inaccurate to say the process is slow. “It’s actually not slow. It’s moving very quickly. The only thing is, not everything can be made public by law enforcement agents.”
He assured that the public will be updated when appropriate. “Those that we need to put out, we’ll put out. But trust me, if you knew what was going on…”
He hinted at ongoing action involving high-profile individuals. “Like I said of the former Education and Energy Minister and running mate of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia — he has seen it,” he said, without offering further details.
Dr. Srem Sai made it clear that a pipeline of prosecutions is being built.
“We are not sleeping. The process is not dormant. It is not dragging. It is active, deliberate, and lawful,” he declared.
In the face of growing public frustration, especially on social media, his message was firm: there is more going on than meets the eye.
“It’s not that nothing is happening,” he concluded. “It’s just that not everything can be made public