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Ablakwa To Lead Preparations For Mahama’s Operation Recover All Loot
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Ablakwa To Lead Preparations For Mahama’s Operation Recover All Loot

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • President-elect John Dramani Mahama has established a team to gather and receive information from the public regarding suspected acts of corruption
  • The team's work is in preparation for the much-touted anti-corruption move Operation Recover All Loot
  • The five-member team is chaired by the North Tongu legislator, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa

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President-elect John Dramani Mahama has named the team to begin preparations for the promised Operation Recover All Loot.

The team has been tasked to gather and receive information from the public regarding suspected acts of corruption.

The five-member team is chaired by North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, John Mahama, Operation Recover All Loot, Corruption, Martin Kpebu, Daniel Domelevo
North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa leads preparations for Operation Recover All Loot. Source: Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa
Source: Facebook

Other members include former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo, retired Commissioner of Police Nathaniel Kofi Boakye, lawyer and activist Martin Kpebu, and investigative journalist Raymond Archer.

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Operation Recover All Loot first gained public attention in September 2024, when groups affiliated with the NDC organised a demonstration at the Ministry of Finance to protest what they described as “gross financial mismanagement” under the outgoing Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration.

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During the campaign, Mahama pledged to fight corruption after the deteriorating public confidence in the Akufo-Addo administration amid corruption scandals like the one involving former sanitation minister Cecilia Dapaah.

In Dapaah's case, for example, Mahama promised to prosecute her if he became President again.

His assurance came after the Attorney General advised against money laundering investigations into Dapaah after she was found to have unexplained wealth.

In general, Mahama promised to restore integrity to governance in Ghana.

“I will fight corruption to restore integrity and fairness, which are two critical ingredients missing from the governance of Akufo-Addo and Bawumia," Mahama said in his final campaign message.

Ghana battles corruption perception under Akufo-Addo

YEN.com.gh reported that in 2024, Ghana made no progress on the Corruption Perceptions Index following the 2023 calendar year.

According to Transparency International, Ghana scored 43 out of 100 and ranked 70 out of 180 countries.

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This marked the fourth consecutive year that Ghana made no progress.

The last time Ghana made progress was in 2019, when it ranked 80th with 41 points as its score.

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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