Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu says the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative will intensify in 2026, with more corruption-related cases expected to be filed in court as part of efforts to protect Ghana’s public purse.
According to him, the Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine, is preparing to send an increased number of ORAL-related cases to court this year, signalling a tougher phase of the government’s anti-corruption drive.
Speaking on TV3 on January 3, and monitored by NewsDesksGH, Kpebu expressed confidence that ORAL would record stronger results compared to previous years.
“ORAL is going to do far better. There are going to be more cases sent to court,” he said.
He further explained that the expected rise in prosecutions would be driven by the Attorney-General’s Department together with other bodies such as the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
“Dr. Ayine, he’s sending more cases to court. Last killer, Raymond Archer, he’s also having more cases presented to the AG and so this year you’ll see more cases making it to court,” he stated.
Raymond Archer is the Acting Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office and is sometimes known in public discourse by the nickname “Last Killer,” a reference to his strong or aggressive approach to law enforcement.
Martin Kpebu noted that the renewed push would leave little room for corruption to take place.
“The fight will be tampered up, there will be no space for the corrupt ones who want to loot our public purse,” he stressed.
He then pointed to proposed reforms that could strengthen transparency, particularly in relation to asset declaration.
“The icing on the cake, they’re begging President Mahama, we have to pass the asset declaration law that will enable publication of assets that are declared. The IMF has told President Mahama that he should make sure that the new law will have publication of assets,” he said.
Operation Recover All Loot is a key anti-corruption initiative under the Mahama administration, aimed at tracing, retrieving and prosecuting cases involving the misappropriation of public funds.
