We saved 50 govt bungalows from private developers – ORAL team
10th February 2025 4:57:55 PM
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The immediate past Chairman of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that the committee’s intervention averted the destruction of 50 bungalows that were at risk of being demolished.
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“Thanks to the establishment of ORAL, we have been able to save 50 bungalows that were on the verge of being demolished,” Ablakwa announced.
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The Committee’s Chairman disclosed that anxious public servants had reported that private developers were on the verge of razing their homes.
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“We received distress calls from public servants who said people had queued up so-called private developers ready to demolish their bungalows,” he said.
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During the report presentation to the President on Monday, February 10, Mr. Ablakwa disclosed that the threatened bungalows were properties of multiple government bodies, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), among others.
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"We have provided the details of these bungalows, some belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Gender, and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and all of that. But for the president establishing ORAL, we take the view that all of these 50 bungalows would have been demolished,” he stated.
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The Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) Committee handed over its report to President Mahama, detailing 2,417 instances of suspected corruption.
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Acknowledging their efforts, the President lauded the team for their diligence and selflessness, noting that they carried out their work without requesting any financial reward.
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He stated that "every pesewa" retrieved through the operation would be directed toward national development, stressing that Ghana will no longer tolerate corruption.
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The President then forwarded the report to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, tasking him with investigating the cases and taking appropriate action where required.
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