John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reaffirmed his commitment to tackling corruption head-on in his next government.

Speaking at his Governance Forum in Accra on Thursday, October 31, Mahama pledged to investigate and prosecute corrupt officials, leveraging the expertise of both local and foreign investigators to achieve desired results.

Mahama’s plan to root out corruption includes legislation that prohibits political appointees from purchasing state assets, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Additionally, he vows to establish a state assets registrar to efficiently handle corruption-related cases.

“I’m affirming my commitment to root out the canker of corruption. One of our tools to combat corruption, and make it a high-risk endeavour for any person, Operation Recover All the Loot, will investigate, and prosecute the persons involved in corruption, using both local and foreign expertise to achieve this objective.

“Closely linked to ORAL will be legislation to prohibit political appointees, politically exposed persons and all serving public officials from purchasing state assets. We shall address the detrimental phenomena of state capture by establishing a state asset registrar.”