In a statement signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, spokesperson, Mahama Transition Team, the team is tasked with gathering information from the public and other sources about suspected acts of corruption.
Ghana President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has set up a transition team as part of his commitment to recover proceeds from corruption and hold those responsible accountable when he assumes office.
In a statement signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, spokesperson, Mahama Transition Team, the team is tasked with gathering information from the public and other sources about suspected acts of corruption.
The team, which will focus on the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative, includes key figures such as Hon Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah, who will serve as Chairman, former Auditor-General Mr Daniel Damelovo, retired COP Nathaniel Kofi Boakye, private legal practitioner Mr Martin Kpebu, and investigative journalist Mr Raymond Archer.
“Anti-corruption, with Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) as a major plank, formed a core part of H.E John Mahama’s policy platform in the 2024 campaign, and he intends to hit the ground running on these commitments,” the statement noted.
SaharaReporters earlier reported that Mahama was formally declared winner of the just concluded Presidential election in the country.
Mahama, who is 66 years, once served as Ghana’s president from 2012 to 2016.
He had defeated Bawumia who he described as a representation of the continuation of the policies that led to Ghana’s worst economic crisis in a generation.
The electoral commission through provisional results noted that he won the presidential election with 56.55% of the vote.
The revelation comes as Mahama’s main rival, vice president and ruling-party presidential candidate Mahamudu Bawumia, accepted defeat in both presidential and legislative elections to ease tensions.
According to the electoral commission, it had counted votes from 267 out of the West African country’s 276 constituencies. Voter turnout was 60.9%.
“This mandate serves as a constant reminder of what fate awaits us if we fail to reach the aspirations of our people and govern with arrogance,” he told jubilant supporters at his campaign grounds after the results were announced.
