Raymond Archer, a member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee, has voiced concerns over public misunderstandings regarding the committee’s objectives.
Established by President John Dramani Mahama, ORAL aims to tackle systemic corruption by recovering misappropriated state funds and assets, strengthening governance, and restoring public trust in institutions.
In an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu, Archer praised President Mahama for prioritizing the fight against corruption. He emphasized ORAL’s crucial role in recovering illegally acquired state assets and criticized those undermining its mandate.
“I think people misconstrue what President Mahama is trying to do. Because of politics, we even fail to give him the recognition that as an African President, making corruption front and centre of a political campaign and winning that election [2024], and deciding that even after he had won, this is still a priority.
“I think because of politics, we don’t seem to recognise. If you look at what has happened over the past years from the Afrobaromter Report to the Corruption Perception Index. We all know where Ghana is at the moment and where we are as a people economically.
“If anybody says I’m going to recover loot, he’s not saying that I’m going to seize people’s properties. People still sit down and say what are you trying to do. The beauty is that there are a lot of people who are looking forward to it.”
