Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has disclosed that out of close to 25,000 applications received by the Operation Recover All Loot Committee, (ORAL) 280 applications were found to have merit and from this number, 65 individuals have so far been investigated in connection with allegations of corruption and misappropriation of state resources.
Speaking on TV3 Keypoints and monitored by GhanaWeb on Saturday May 10, 2025, he disclosed that approximately 2,500 of the total applications were formally processed, and from that figure, 280 submissions were deemed to have merit.
He noted that those that were deemed to have merit were subsequently passed on to the president, who forwarded them to the Attorney General, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, for appropriate legal consideration.
“280 of the applications were found to have some merit and so they were submitted to the president who gave it to the Attorney General.
“If you look at the report, they have what they call persons of interest, persons they believe should be spoken to understand what happened. That has been done,”, he stated.
He continued,”… (Sic) 65 people have been invited, they’ve been interrogated, questioned. Some of them have been granted bail, and some of them actually are on trial on a number of the cases.”
Kwakye Ofosu emphasised that ORAL’s core mandate was not to prosecute but to serve as a channel for receiving complaints, evidence that could potentially trigger formal investigations.
He also defended the Attornet General’s regular updates on ongoing investigations.
“Some have asked why the Attorney General gives updates. But this is important. The fight against corruption should not be shrouded in secrecy. ORAL was a specific campaign promise. Like all promises, its delivery must be accounted for,” he added.
The ORAL Committee, which was formed on December 18, 2024, was tasked with identifying and retrieving looted state assets.
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