{"id":341999,"date":"2025-01-06T19:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T19:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=341999"},"modified":"2025-01-06T19:27:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T19:27:35","slug":"afenyo-markin-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/news\/politics\/afenyo-markin-5\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;ORAL is a needless committee, only for personal vendetta&#8217; &#8211; Afenyo-Markin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Josephine Kekeli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outgoing Majority Leader, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Afenyo-Markin\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Afenyo-Markin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexander Afenyo-Markin<\/a>, has described the \u201cOperation Recover All Loots\u201d (ORAL) committee, initiated by President-elect John Dramani Mahama, as unnecessary and lacking constitutional backing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He condemned the establishment of the committee, stating, &#8220;I condemn, in no uncertain terms, the creation of this so-called committee called &#8216;ORAL&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afenyo-Markin further argued that the committee was formed out of personal vendetta, adding, &#8220;I hold a humble view that it is a needless committee. It has no constitutional backing and is driven solely by personal vendetta.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ORAL was a committee set up by President-elect Mahama with the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, as its chairperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, December 18, Mahama announced the formation of the five-member team to spearhead the National Democratic Congress&#8217;s flagship programme, &#8220;Operation Recover All Loots.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aims to recover looted state resources, enforce accountability, and promote good governance in Ghana. It is a key part of Mahama&#8217;s 120-day social contract agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The members of the team are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa &#8211; Chairperson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Daniel Domelovo &#8211; Former Auditor-General<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COP (Rtd) Nathaniel Kofi Boakye &#8211; Retired Police Commissioner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Martin Kpebu &#8211; Private Legal Practitioner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mr. Raymond Archer &#8211; Investigative Journalist<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/category\/politics\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/category\/politics\/\">More Stories Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josephine Kekeli The outgoing Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has described the \u201cOperation Recover All Loots\u201d (ORAL) committee, initiated by President-elect John Dramani Mahama, as unnecessary and lacking constitutional backing. He condemned the establishment of the committee, stating, &#8220;I condemn, in no uncertain terms, the creation of this so-called committee called &#8216;ORAL&#8217;. 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