President John Dramani Mahama has assured that no member of his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), will interfere in the prosecution of suspects or investigation of ORAL cases.
John Mahama’s assurance comes on the back of a claim by the party’s General Secretary, Fiifi Kwetey, that some compatriots are “cutting deals” with people under prosecution.
According to John Mahama, all Operation Recover All Loots cases will be investigated thoroughly.
Speaking at his media encounter in Accra on Wednesday, September 10, John Mahama explained, “ If anybody goes lobbying people to interfere, they’re throwing away their resources. All ORAL cases will be investigated and come to their logical end.
Mahama’s comments come on the back of Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who has blown an alarm on some NDC party members cutting deals to protect people who should be prosecuted.
The NDC issued General Secretary a stern warning to party members attempting to shield suspects from prosecution.
Speaking at an event on September 6, 2025, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey stated, “Attorney General, I’m sure the pressure is mounting. We at the level of the party are picking signals, and the signals we are picking is that many among us, in spite of the fact that pleas and the pressure coming from the public that things have to be done properly, and punishment must be exacted, some among us are busy trying to cut deals with people who are supposed to be prosecuted”.
According to Fifi Kwetey, he will not mention the names of those persons, but a time will come when the party will expose those persons cutting deals for those supposed to be prosecuted.
He added, “Some are becoming (sic) through whom pressure is being brought to bear on people who are supposed to do what is right. I’m not mentioning names, but a time will come when we may have to. A word to the wise is enough. Some know themselves, and we are hearing your names”.
Fifi Kwetey also reminded the NDC members that the victory in the 2024 election was because Ghanaians wanted the right things to be done, not to collude with wrongdoers to protect them.
“Think again because this victory was achieved largely because the people of Ghana wanted the right things done, not for deals to be cut. For them to say, ‘okay now that we’re here on the other side, we can use it so that tomorrow you also can get a deal’. No, it won’t happen”, he added.
Also, Deputy Attorney-General, Dr Srem Sai, has revealed to the public that the government is diligently pursuing cases under the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) initiative.
According to him, the concerns about the pace of ORAL cases are legitimate, but he stressed that due process must be followed.
Speaking in an interview on TV3, Dr Srem Sai stated, “The public will say they don’t see anything, but the point I am trying to make is that the expectation is legitimate because of what we have witnessed.
The work we are doing is very thorough and vibrant. I hardly sleep, but the public has to be made aware that we just can’t bundle people based on complaints and throw them into jail”.
Dr Srem Sai also added that the legal vacation had contributed to delays.
“To the extent that for Adu Boahene, we have covered one-third of the case, if not for the legal vacation, which stops the court for two months, we would probably have concluded our case, and then the defence would be open.
We will come back in October and continue from where we left off. That is very fast if you compare it with all the other criminal trials that we are even doing here,” he noted.
Meanwhile, some Ghanaians have reacted to Fifi Fiavi Kwetey saying, Ghanaians chose the NDC for its promise of accountability (#ORAL). You weren’t elected to appease your opponents, but beware: if you don’t deliver, the same voters will claim you’re no different from them. Ghanaians must stay vigilant. We’re watching closely”.
Another netizen accused the Attorney General as the main deal-cutter “According to the General Secretary of the NDC, Mr. Fiifi Kwetey, some members of the NDC Gov/Party are busy cutting deals. Well, Mr. Kwetey, the Attorney General is the MAIN Deal-Cutter. Remember 60/40? He did it for a key member of your party”.
“Fifi Kwetey came out from nowhere to win the General Secretary after years of not doing public politics is one thing I still don’t understand how he did it up till date”, another stated.
One more netizen stated, “All of you are corrupt and no wonder you’re confirming that some of you are making deals to prevent prosecution. You do me, I do you kinda system. Imagine a DG posted himself as a volunteer of the NSS, earned millions, and he’s walking free. The Ghanaian was born corrupt!”
Additionally, another Ghanaian wrote, “You don’t have any evidence of embezzlement or misappropriation of public funds, yet you made noise about a promise you can’t keep. If so, why do you resort to press conferences rather than the court? These tactics won’t work cos we are in 2025. Come again Sir”.
“@fifi_kwetey Sir, we can’t see any ORAL action at all, all docket information and evidence have been collected, so why are things going so slowly? The attorney general can be changed because we want fast-track courts to make decisions fast because these NPP thieves stole our money fast”, a netizen added.
A netizen asserted, “They’ve left Kwabena Duffour off the hook cos he’s a party member. This is the first sign of a lack of political will in fighting corruption.
These NDC people made a lot of noise, for 8months they couldn’t find all the evidence they had in opposition.
How can we develop with this psyche?”.
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President Mahama has assured that no member of his party, the NDC will interfere in prosecution of suspects or investigation of corrupt cases
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