Team ORAL receives dossier on alleged ghost names at National Service Authority

The Chairman of the Operation to Recover All Loot (ORAL) Team, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced today, December 20, 2024, that the team has received a dossier on alleged ghost names at the National Service Authority.

The dossier was presented to the team by The Fourth Estate and the Media Foundation for West Africa.

In a post shared on his Facebook page, Mr. Ablakwa expressed gratitude to them. “We are extremely grateful to The Fourth Estate and the Media Foundation for West Africa for the presentation and their exceptional patriotism,” he posted. “Together, we shall reset Ghana and recover all loot.”

President-elect Mahama has pledged to tackle corruption through robust measures, including the use of local and foreign investigators to uncover and prosecute corruption cases.  

“I’m affirming my commitment to root out the canker of corruption. One of our tools to combat corruption, and make it a high-risk endeavour for any person, Operation Recover All the Loot, will investigate, and prosecute the persons involved in corruption, using both local and foreign expertise to achieve this objective,” Mahama stated during a Governance Forum in Accra in October.  

He also promised to introduce legislation to prevent political appointees and public officials from purchasing state assets and to establish a state assets registrar to address issues of state capture.  

Leadership and expertise

The Anti-Corruption Preparatory Team is chaired by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu. The team also includes experts from various fields:  

- Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa – Chairman  
- Daniel Domelevo – Former Auditor-General  
- COP (Rtd.) Nathaniel Kofi Boakye – Retired Police Commissioner  
- Martin Kpebu – Private Legal Practitioner  
- Raymond Archer – Investigative Journalist  

Their collective expertise will drive the implementation of ORAL, which was a core component of President-elect Mahama’s campaign platform.  

Mr Ablakwa also urged the public to submit any relevant information to assist in investigations into suspected acts of corruption.

Members of the public wishing to share any information on suspected acts of corruption can reach the team on the toll-free number 0800 900 111, its website, www.oralgh.org, or via email through public@oralgh.org,”.