The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has stepped up its work under the government’s flagship anti-corruption drive, Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL), with former and current public officials being invited to answer questions over alleged misuse of state funds.
Among those invited is former Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who is expected to provide clarity on matters under review. CID officials say her questioning forms part of ongoing efforts to trace, investigate, and recover resources believed to have been unlawfully acquired.
The ORAL initiative, launched earlier this year by President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, seeks to restore public confidence by ensuring accountability across board. The President has vowed that “no individual will be shielded,” stressing that both serving and past officials are subject to scrutiny.
So far, the programme has been carried out in close collaboration between the CID and the Attorney-General’s office, with investigators focusing on high-profile cases where state resources were allegedly diverted.
While it is unclear whether Madam Dapaah or others questioned will face charges, security analysts say the intensified probe signals a new era in Ghana’s anti-corruption fight, where political exposure or high office may no longer guarantee protection.
The former minister has yet to comment on her invitation, but the development has reignited public debate on corruption, governance, and the state’s capacity to recover misappropriated funds.
