The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, will brief the media on Monday, March 24 2025, on ongoing investigations and efforts to retrieve public funds under the government’s anti-corruption initiative, Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL).
Minister for Government Communication Felix Kwakye Ofosu announced this in a Facebook post on 22nd March.
Dr Ayine has in recent weeks authorised a series of actions targeting individuals linked to high-profile corruption cases.
One of the cases involves Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) and the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), who was detained by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) on 23rd February over his alleged approval of a $2 million payment under GIIF.
Dr Ayine has also instructed law enforcement agencies to question other individuals named in the investigations.
Findings from the ORAL report point to 36 cases involving an estimated $20.49 billion in potentially recoverable public funds.
State security officials on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, searched the residence of former Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Ernest Addison.
Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai stated that the operation was conducted with a valid court warrant and in line with legal procedures.
Monday’s briefing is expected to provide updates on the investigations and outline steps being taken to recover misappropriated public funds.
Dr. Shafic Suleman, the Executive Secretary of the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), has urged industrialists to take advantage of the excess electricity available at the Tumu substation to establish industries in the area.
