Prof. Stephen Adei, a former chair of the National Development Planning Commission during the Akufo-Addo administration, has expressed some reservations about the makeup of "ORAL."

He claims that while the five-member group leading President-elect Mahama's Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) demonstrates Mahama's commitment to combating the canker, its makeup is somewhat problematic.

Some members are politically tainted, which raises some concerns even if he acknowledges that all of the members are individuals he genuinely respects in their respective disciplines with demonstrated ability. Prof. Adei mentioned the committee chairman, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who represents North Tongu as a Member of Parliament on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ticket, as someone with whom people would disagree because of his affiliation.

He claims that one of the things that might occasionally make the battle against corruption difficult is assigning politically contaminated individuals to lead the charge.

The reason is straightforward: while I appreciate the individuals on it for their expertise, the majority of them are "identifiable NDC sympathisers or pure NDCs," which seriously undermines some of our work. "What do you expect Ablakwa to do?" someone asked. On Sunday, December 22, 2024, he stated on Hot Issues on TV3 that he would have to take action against the NPP.

Following the appointment of the five-member ORAL committee, the president-elect clarified that his organization had received several calls and texts from individuals who wanted to investigate corruption and corruption-related actions in different locations.

He claimed that after assuming power, it became essential to compile evidence supporting these claims and send it to the relevant governmental agencies tasked with investigating them.

According to John Mahama, the team will not decide which person or group should be investigated, prosecuted, or otherwise dealt with; instead, it will compile the material that the public has submitted so that the relevant state institutions can take further action.

others text me, others call me on my phone, and some go through other individuals. After we take office, ORAL will no longer be conducting individual investigations; instead, we want a central location where all of that material can be gathered.

It will collect the evidence and forward it to the government agencies tasked with carrying out that type of activity," he clarified.

On Thursday, December 19, 2024, Myriam Montrat, the Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, made a courtesy call to the president-elect as he was speaking.

"I believe that individuals are misinterpreting the proper committee that I announced for Operation Recover All Loot, or ORAL. He said, "We are getting a lot of information about corruption scandals, things that are going wrong, and all that." John Mahama asked Ghanaians to give the team any proof they may have of corruption so that it can be submitted to the appropriate authorities for action.