History has shown us such committees fail—Mary Addah on ORAL’s limitations

The Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Addah, has expressed reservations about the establishment of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee by President-elect John Dramani Mahama.

Speaking on TV3’s Key Points, Addah described the initiative as a “populist idea” and suggested that the move undermines the country’s established anti-corruption institutions.

“We are people who must be guided by the past about what has happened…we have seen similar committees being formed before.

Akufo-Addo put in place several committees,” Addah remarked, emphasizing the need to learn from history.

The ORAL Committee was formed to recover state funds and assets allegedly misappropriated during the tenure of the outgoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.

However, Addah argued that Mahama’s approach bypasses existing state institutions such as the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ).

“We have the institutions of a state. The better approach for Mahama was to have directed the people to send their concerns to the OSP or CHRAJ,” she stated.

“We are a people who have decided that we will pursue a democracy, and this has built institutions for us.”

Addah acknowledged the importance of tackling corruption but called for a structured approach that strengthens existing frameworks.

“We support the call to fight corruption, and we want to see it in action, but our institutions must be allowed to do this process.”

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