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President-elect John Mahama has announced plans to inaugurate a committee soon, dedicated to ensuring he fulfils his 120-day social contract with Ghanaians.
This contract includes the "Operation Recover All Loot" (ORAL) initiative, which aims to combat corruption by investigating allegations, recovering misappropriated state resources, and prosecuting offenders.
The incoming president is optimistic about the move, stating, "We have carefully selected the things that we thought were achievable in 120 days."
"So we are going to work diligently to ensure that at the end of the 120 days, we can check each of them off. I will soon inaugurate a committee focused on achieving these goals."
"Under this, we have Operation Recover All Loot," he added.
Mr Mahama was speaking during a courtesy call paid to him by members of the Apostolic Fathers. He further emphasised his administration's commitment to enhancing accountability.
"We want to raise accountability to another level. It's in our constitution that we should uphold the principles of probity and accountability, so it’s a constitutional obligation for us to do so," he noted.
Mr Mahama further explained, "If you run your own private business, you can run it however you wish, but if a taxpayer places you in an office, which is paid for with taxpayers' money, you must be prepared to account for the trust they have placed in you."
He added that the 120-day agenda represents the "last chance to get things right".
While acknowledging that issues of corruption are not new to Ghana or the sub-region, he stressed the need to "work as quickly as possible to restore trust in our democracy".
The founder of Action Chapel International and member of the Apostolic Fathers, Archbishop Duncan Williams, speaking during the meeting recalled the prophecy he gave to Mr Mahama in 2016 and 2020 regarding his presidential ambitions. "I have mentioned to you what I felt prophetically, that you will have to live, and at the right time, you will come again," he said.
The clergyman prayed for strength for the incoming president, so he could fulfill his mandate. "I believe that by God’s grace, who preserved you, kept you alive, and ensured you did not die, He will guide you, protect you, and give you what it takes to lead this nation according to His will and take it to where He wants it to go."
He also urged Mr Mahama to work hard for the country's development and to change what he described as the "negative narrative" surrounding the nation.
The incoming NDC government is committed to fighting corruption at all levels in the country, ensuring that public officeholders do not steal state resources for personal gain at the expense of the masses.
The 120-day agenda marks the new government’s first step toward enhanced accountability.
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