ORAL is toothless, I will decline their invitation when called upon – Former Deputy AG
Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, the former Deputy Attorney General, has called President John Mahama’s Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) effort a toothless agenda and said he would not answer their call if invited.
Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show on Tuesday, he remarked, “I see ORAL as a toothless institution without the power to investigate or engage in many activities,” when asked by Sweety Aboache if the initiative could help combat the issue of corruption in the country.
“Martin Kpebu (ORAL Committee member), who just spoke, is a private legal practitioner. He doesn’t have the power to investigate, nor does he have the authority to mount prosecutions. So, if Martin Kpebu were to invite me, I wouldn’t attend, even if I were corrupt. And even if I were corrupt, and the Police or EOCO invited me, I would dare not,” Mr Tuah-Yeboah added, following Martin Kpebu’s submissions on the show.
The former Deputy Attorney General further noted, “In my view, they (ORAL Committee) cannot help in any way with the fight against corruption. We have state institutions for that purpose. If we have resources, they should be channelled to these state institutions so they can do their job.”
On Monday, the president received more than two thousand cases of corruption and associated matters from the ORAL Committee, which was headed by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a member of parliament for North Tongu.
Mr. Ablakwa claims that the majority of the complaints, which were submitted by members of the public, concerned alleged wrongdoing by former government officials.
President Mahama gave the reports to Dr. Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, so that he could examine them and take appropriate legal action.
