Former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo has expressed disappointment over the slow pace of prosecution by the Attorney General in recovering state assets and funds allegedly stolen from the country.
According to him, nine months into the administration of President John Dramani Mahama, the work of ORAL has yet to yield any significant results, particularly in the prosecution of individuals implicated in corruption-related cases.
Speaking in an interview on The KSM Show, aired on YouTube on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, Domelevo, a member of the ORAL team, lamented that no former government official has been prosecuted despite the team’s extensive work in uncovering cases of alleged corruption.
“I am not satisfied at all. This is because I can’t even see the tunnel, let alone talk about the light at the end of the tunnel. In fact, the prayer of the culprits and their lawyers is that there should be a change in government, and then the new one will enter a nolle prosequi, and our money will be gone,” he said.
Domelevo further criticised the approach by the Attorney-General’s office, describing it as slow and ineffective.
The procedure that the current Attorney-General is using is going to be very difficult. Nine months is not a small amount of time. Before we know it, we will have finished the term of President Mahama. So, I think we have to change the speed at which we are moving,” he added.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to recovering stolen state funds, stressing that no individual will be allowed to interfere with the work of Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL).
Speaking at a media engagement at the Presidency, the President stated that every case under the Attorney-General’s office would be closely monitored to ensure that corrupt officials face justice.
His remarks follow disclosures by NDC General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, at the party’s 5th Annual General Meeting, that some party lawyers were allegedly negotiating secret deals to protect individuals under prosecution.
“Any attempt to derail the legal process or shield offenders will not be tolerated,” President Mahama declared, adding that ORAL would remain uncompromising in retrieving misappropriated public funds.
