The ORAL Team conducted a field assessment on Friday, January 10, visiting various locations in Accra as part of an ongoing investigation into "state capture" claims. These field trips aim to gather evidence, validate petitions received from the public, and compile data within President Mahama’s ORAL preparatory framework.

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Locations inspected included the Dubois Centre, Agric Mechanization lands, Labadi Beach Hotel’s beachfront, La Trade Fair, the demolished Bulgarian Embassy, and encroached Northern Development Authority land in Cantonments.At the Dubois Centre, tensions between the Ministry of Tourism staff and a company claiming a contract from the previous government led to heightened security concerns.

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"We then proceeded to the Agric Mechanization lands in Cantonments, our team was delighted to observe that the military had been deployed to halt a disturbingly opaque appropriation of the lands by politically exposed persons associated with the outgone government," said Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, head of the team. These individuals had evicted the ministry staff and rezoned the land without parliamentary approval.

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The team also visited the Northern Development Authority (NDA) offices in Cantonments, where they observed that "faceless characters had hurriedly erected walls to grab large portions of the NDA lands under extremely dubious circumstances." National Security has been alerted to protect the land.

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When visiting the demolished Bulgarian Embassy property, the team assured officials that their "extensive report will adequately document the current state of affairs for appropriate action by the new Mahama administration." The construction of an apartment complex on the demolished land by Dr. Yaw Adu Ampomah, a former NDPC appointee under President Akufo-Addo, has been "suspended.

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"In the coming days, Team ORAL will continue with their assessment and validation efforts, aiming to compile a thorough and credible report for President Mahama’s attention. The team remains committed to fulfilling the expectations of the Ghanaian public.

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