Franklin Cudjoe, the Vice President of IMANI Ghana, has asked the John Mahama government how former Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is still walking freely.
According to Franklin Cudjoe, Ursula Owusu should be investigated for the contract she signed with Kelni-GVG.
He described the Kelni-GVG contract as needless, which is still costing the nation millions of dollars to date.
Speaking to the media after the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Friday, 27 February 2026, Franklin Cudjoe,“There are just too many institutions, too many people that have to be investigated. I don’t know why Ursula Owusu is walking about freely after wasting close to (sic). You know, we are still paying about $1.6 million per month on a project.
“I don’t know what is happening. I mean, there are so many people that question this today, as we speak,” he fumed.
The IMANI president further expressed his frustration as to why former ministers and appointees under the Akufo-Addo government are not being investigated for some of the actions taken while in office.
He added, “You could tell, maybe from the background which is delivered, that also means that there are some significant challenges with ORAL. The problem with ORAL is that it was overpromised. They had forgotten that the wheels of justice, as the President said, slow down significantly. But it doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.”
“I’m amazed that some of the cases took about four months to be heard. I don’t think it is fair. I think the judiciary is not helping us in that regard. And so, right from the time someone is charged to the time the case is called, it should not be an average of four months; it should be at most two weeks. I don’t see the point. We should prioritise all those crimes that have been committed,” he said.
Franklin Cudjoe made these remarks while analysing the implementation of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) anti-corruption initiative of President John Dramani Mahama.
Meanwhile, Mahama has detailed that he understands that the majority of Ghanaians are impatient about the NDC government’s ORAL but argued that painstaking investigations must be conducted, dockets must be prepared.
Delivering his 2026 State of the Nation Address on Friday, February 27, President John Mahama detailed, “Mr Speaker, the Government remains resolute that corruption will not be tolerated, regardless of status or political affiliation. The Attorney General’s Office will continue to use both criminal prosecution and non-conviction-based asset recovery mechanisms to ensure that stolen public resources are returned for national development.
I understand that a large majority of Ghanaians are impatient to see those who abused their trust in office held to account.
There were periods when, under military regimes and unconstitutional governments, extrajudicial means could be used to exact retribution against persons perceived as corrupt or who had abused the public trust”.
He added, “This may have appeared as swift justice, but many regrettable excesses were recorded.In 1992, we overwhelmingly adopted the 1992 constitution to accept governance by the rule of law.
On 7th January 2025, I swore before the people of Ghana to uphold the 1992 Constitution. I may be as impatient as everyone else to see justice done, but painstaking investigations must be conducted, dockets must be prepared, charges
must be filed, and the accused must have their day in court, including appealing even the smallest points of law to higher courts.
This process is necessary to protect us all against abuse or ill-treatment of citizens and to ensure that only those guilty of offences against the state are punished”.
Also, President Mahama has announced that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered more than GH₵600 million in stolen public funds.
He added, “As of December 2025, EOCO had recovered more than GHS 600 million.
The Office has investigated 462 cases, with 15 currently under prosecution, and dismantled transnational car-jacking syndicates, recovering 29 luxury vehicles”.