The Member of Parliament for Cape Coast North Constituency, Dr. Kwamena Minta Nyarku, affectionately called Ragga, has shared his perspectives on the recent invitations by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) and the implementation of Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) by President Mahama's government.

He emphasised that any president who has the penchant to recover looted assets back to the state is a good person.

Contributing to a panel discussion on Angel Morning Show, Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Dr. Nyarku recounted the efforts of the previous government, underscoring that Prez Mahama's efforts to curb rot are unparalleled and need commendation. "He has done well with ORAL, and all those who looted state assets; we need to support the president to recover those assets", he stated.

Expounding on his position, Ragga revealed that currently, public trust in politicians has waned dramatically, suggesting that recent approaches to tackling corruption, if successful, would improve public trust in the NDC government and subsequent governments afterwards.



Seeking his views on the notion of witch-hunting political opponents with ORAL, Dr. Nyarku dimisses such a notion, arguing that state loot had happened in the previous government. "I think this is the first phase of trying to recover looted state assets. I'm sure that when that is completed, there will be another phase to ascertain if similar things happened, and then they will be recovered for the state. I don't think it has anything to do with witch-hunting", stressed Ragga.

He, however, clarified that by virtue of someone's name being mentioned or being invited for questioning, it doesn't necessarily connote wrongdoing. According to him, this should set people's hearts at ease, that when investigations are done and no one is found culpable, the person would go unpunished.

When his views were sought on why his government had withdrawn from prosecuting high-profile political cases in court, he shared that the government spends a lot of money prosecuting cases; where there is no substantial evidence against anyone, why would the government continue to waste money in that regard?, he rhetorically asked.

Again, he attempted to clarify that during the previous government era, the president made pronouncements about his appointees who had issues to settle with the law, but the current president has not done anything of that sort. "This isn't John Mahama who is clearing people; it's the Attorney General who is clearing people," he stated.

However, in the previous administration, President Akufo-Addo was heard in the media clearing his appointees of wrongdoing. "Let's establish the fact that he came out to make such public statements, but President Mahama hasn't made any public statements on prosecutions; that is the difference between the two leaders", he underscored.