The Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Srem Sai, has reassured Ghanaians that the John Mahama-led government is working to pursue cases under the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) initiative.
It will be recalled that on February 10, 2025, the ORAL team submitted their final report to President John Mahama, who has since directed the Attorney General for further actions.
The chairman of Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) and Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa revealed that with just 36 cases, Ghana can potentially recover $ 20.49 billion in stolen state resources.
According to Dr Srem Sai, the concerns about the pace of ORAL cases are legitimate, but he stressed that due process must be followed.
Speaking in an interview on TV3, Dr Srem Sai stated, “The public will say they don’t see anything, but the point I am trying to make is that the expectation is legitimate because of what we have witnessed.
The work we are doing is very thorough and vibrant. I hardly sleep, but the public has to be made aware that we just can’t bundle people based on complaints and throw them into jail”.
Dr Srem Sai also added that the legal vacation had contributed to delays.
“To the extent that for Adu Boahene, we have covered one-third of the case, if not for the legal vacation, which stops the court for two months, we would probably have concluded our case, and then the defence would be open.
We will come back in October and continue from where we left off. That is very fast if you compare it with all the other criminal trials that we are even doing here,” he noted.
Meanwhile, Dr Justice Srem Sai, in an earlier interview, revealed that whistleblowers are pushing Operation Recover all Loots (ORAL) cases beyond 50.
According to the Deputy AG, the ORAL report had 33 cases, but the cases are now running to over 50 cases.
He noted that Ghanaians are determined to get accountability, leading to whistleblowing being on the rise.
Speaking on JOYNEWS, Dr Justice Srem Sai detailed, “There are other cases. The ORAL report had 33 cases, but I can tell you on authority that right now we are running over 50 cases. People are bringing you evidence and complaints. I can tell you, Ghanaians are really determined to get accountability.”
“You were right when you said that the ORAL is the ultimate determinant of what happened in 2020.”
He added, “Every day, someone walks into the Attorney General’s office. Some come with lawyers, others come alone. And they have documents, making complaints every day.”
“So the number is actually increasing now against former government officials. Well, some of them are neutrals, but most of them are government officials. And some people were part of the previous government, and they themselves are coming forward with information.”
“Some low-level government appointees have come out to come forward. They generally are coming forward with information against their own former colleagues. Some are high up.”
“The message I get is that people want accountability. That’s why they come forward, even without being pushed. We don’t act on mere claims. But once there’s evidence, once there’s reason to investigate, we do,” he said.
In related news, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has blown an alarm on some NDC party members cutting deals to protect people who should be prosecuted.
The NDC issued General Secretary a stern warning to party members attempting to shield suspects from prosecution.
Speaking at an event on September 6, 2025, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey stated, “Attorney General, I’m sure the pressure is mounting. We at the level of the party are picking signals, and the signals we are picking is that many among us, in spite of the fact that pleas and the pressure coming from the public that things have to be done properly, and punishment must be exacted, some among us are busy trying to cut deals with people who are supposed to be prosecuted”.
According to Fifi Kwetey, he will not mention the names of those persons, but a time will come when the party will expose those persons cutting deals for those supposed to be prosecuted.
He added, “Some are becoming (sic) through whom pressure is being brought to bear on people who are supposed to do what is right. I’m not mentioning names, but a time will come when we may have to. A word to the wise is enough. Some know themselves, and we are hearing your names”.
Fifi Kwetey also reminded the NDC members that the victory in the 2024 election was because Ghanaians wanted the right things to be done, not to collude with wrongdoers to protect them.
“Think again because this victory was achieved largely because the people of Ghana wanted the right things done, not for deals to be cut. For them to say, ‘okay now that we’re here on the other side, we can use it so that tomorrow you also can get a deal’. No, it won’t happen”, he added.