Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has vowed to take legal action against members of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee if his name or properties are included in their investigations.
His warning follows reports that a property he has owned since 2006 was scrutinized as part of the committee’s probe.
The ORAL Committee submitted its findings to President John Dramani Mahama on February 10, and the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, is expected to recommend the prosecution of individuals named in the report.
Afenyo-Markin Vows to Sue Over Alleged Misconduct
Speaking on Joy News on Wednesday, February 19, Afenyo-Markin strongly condemned any unlawful inclusion of his property in the committee’s work.
“I’ll sue them. I will sue them. If I see anything inconsistent with the law, I’ll sue them. I’ll sue individual personalities. I’ll sue each one of them. I’ll sue for the law to remedy the situation.”
He accused the ORAL Committee of flying drones over his property, which shares a boundary with the Police Academy, in an attempt to falsely claim it was state land.
“They thought it was a state land, and because I share a wall, there’s a common boundary between my property and the Police Academy, you know, so maybe they thought that it’s a Police Academy property that I had illegally acquired. And unfortunately for them, that was not it. In any case, must you fly a drone on my property?” he stated.
Minority Leader Accuses NDC of Political Targeting
Afenyo-Markin accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of using the ORAL Committee to target political opponents instead of focusing on governance.
“You see, sometimes politicians think that by attacking an opponent, it breaks the opponent down, and they would be popular. NDC should know that they’ve won. They’ve won with a four-year mandate. They should be busy with the implementation of their manifesto promises rather than coming after Afenyo-Markin,” he emphasised.
His remarks highlight growing political tensions surrounding the committee’s investigations, as calls for accountability clash with allegations of political persecution.
