Past and Present Officials Will be Subjected to ORAL- Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee was not set up to hold only past government officials accountable.

He said his appointees will be subjected to the body.

Speaking at his Thank You tour in the Central Region on February 6, he said, “We are not only going to pursue members of the past regime to account to the people of Ghana; we are going to pursue our own people to make sure they are held accountable to the people of Ghana.”

“So even as we investigate those who have just left office and implement our Operation Retrieve All Loot, those who are current office holders should also know they will be held to the same standards.”

Meanwhile, H.E Mahama disclosed his office will, next week, receive a report from the Committee on its work since it assumed the role.

According to him, the report will be forwarded to the relevant state agencies for further investigation and prosecution.

“Next week, the ORAL Committee will present its report to me, and I will refer it to the investigative agencies to begin their work against those who have misappropriated the nation’s resources.”

So far, the Committee has received over 700 petitions from the public.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini