Member of Parliament for Effia Constituency, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, has criticised what he describes as a deafening silence from the government on the outcome of corruption investigations that were expected to lead to prosecutions after the 2024 elections.
He said the establishment of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) shortly after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won the December 2024 polls was widely publicised as a bold step to tackle graft.
However, he argued, 10 months into the new administration, little has been said or done publicly about the status of these cases.
“What has been the result? The report from ORAL indicates, for example, that the AG had reviewed the 2000 cases. He has believed that about 1000 of them carry some merit. They are doing further investigation around it, and maybe 20 to 30 cases are right for prosecution. Then we know we are going somewhere,” he stated.
The MP stressed that the government’s initial promises created public expectations of swift accountability and prosecutions for alleged corruption under the previous administration. But according to him, that momentum appears to have stalled.
He accused the government of making “a lot of fanfare” about ORAL’s creation but failing to follow through on its stated anti-corruption commitments.
“When you go around and throw it in the public space for political expediency, saying there’s so much corruption, we create all this panic within the public only for you to come into power and ten months down the line, there’s complete, absolute silence in the area of this ORAL work,” he said.
Boamah-Nyarko noted that the fight against corruption must go beyond political rhetoric, insisting that transparency and accountability are crucial to building public trust. He called for clear communication from the government on the progress of ORAL’s work and the fate of the thousands of corruption cases reportedly under review.
His comments add to the growing public debate over the pace of the government’s anti-corruption efforts, particularly after several high-profile allegations dominated the campaign period leading up to the 2024 elections.
The government has yet to provide a comprehensive update on the ORAL investigations, but expectations remain high among civil society groups and Ghanaians who want concrete action against corruption.
Source: Caleb Ahinakwah
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