33 corruption cases against past appointees being prepared – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that 33 corruption cases involving former government appointees are being prepared for prosecution by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice.

The cases originate from the work of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee, an anti-corruption taskforce set up by President Mahama in December 2024 to trace and reclaim assets believed to have been wrongfully acquired at the expense of the state.

Speaking during a meeting with the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption at Jubilee House on Tuesday, June 3, President Mahama said the ORAL Committee has concluded preliminary investigations into the 33 cases and handed the findings to the Attorney-General.

The ORAL Committee, chaired by North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa includes respected figures such as former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo, retired police commissioner Kofi Boakye, human rights lawyer Martin Kpebu, and journalist Raymond Archer.

President Mahama reiterated his administration’s commitment to justice and transparency.

He added that no one, regardless of political affiliation or past position would be exempt from legal scrutiny.

“We set up the ORAL Committee, and they have identified 33 cases, which were handed over to the Attorney General. We have created special investigative teams to investigate each of them.

“Some of them have found a lot of evidence of the procurement of properties with illicit wealth. With many of them, they are just at the point of beginning prosecution. Some have also started the prosecution, and others are being lined up,” he stated.