ORAL is misconstrued – Raymond Archer

Raymond Archer, a member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee, has expressed significant concerns about public misconceptions regarding the scope of the committee’s work established by President John Dramani Mahama.

ORAL is designed as a comprehensive strategy to address systemic corruption and financial impropriety. By focusing on recovering misappropriated funds and resources, the initiative aims to strengthen governance, restore public trust in state institutions, and provide much-needed fiscal space for national development.

In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One

TV’s Face to Face, Raymond Archer commended President John Dramani Mahama for prioritizing the fight against corruption.

He reflected on past events and stressed the importance of ORAL’s role in recovering state assets that were illegally acquired.

“I think people misconstrue what President Mahama is trying to do. Because of politics, we even fail to give him the recognition that as an African President, making corruption front and centre of a political campaign and winning that election [2024], and deciding that even after he had won, this is still a priority.

“I think because of politics, we don’t seem to recognise. If you look at what has happened over the past years from the Afrobaromter Report to the Corruption Perception Index. We all know where Ghana is at the moment and where we are as a people economically.

“If anybody says I’m going to recover loot, he’s not saying that I’m going to seize people’s properties. People still sit down and say what are you trying to do. The beauty is that there are a lot of people who are looking forward to it.”