ORAL: Culprits praying for nolle prosequi – Domelevo

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has voiced frustration over the slow progress of corruption-related prosecutions under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration.

He said the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) initiative has not moved quickly enough to achieve meaningful results.

Speaking on The KSM Show on YouTube on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, Domelevo stated, “I am not satisfied at all. This is because I can’t 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 is gone.”

As a member of the ORAL team, Domelevo expressed concern that the procedures adopted by the Attorney-General’s office are too slow to deliver timely outcomes. “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 said.

Domelevo highlighted that the legal and procedural delays have allowed alleged offenders and their legal representatives to hope for changes in government that could negatively affect ongoing cases. He said this situation has hampered the ability of the ORAL initiative to recover state funds efficiently.

He further emphasized the need for a faster approach to prosecutions so that all involved parties face proper scrutiny and the misappropriated state funds can be retrieved promptly. Domelevo insisted that without acceleration, several cases risk remaining unresolved for an extended period.

His comments come amid public concern over the effectiveness of efforts to retrieve stolen state assets and prosecute corruption cases involving former government officials.