“No one is exempt” – Asiedu Nketiah issues zero-tolerance warning on corruption

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has issued a firm and uncompromising warning to all public officials: the era of impunity is over, and no one — regardless of political ties — will be shielded from prosecution.

Addressing the ongoing wave of investigations and high-profile arrests under the NDC government’s intensified anti-corruption drive, Asiedu Nketiah reaffirmed the administration’s resolve to pursue every case of misconduct.

“Wherever Ken Ofori-Atta is hiding, we’ll find him. Every crime they have committed, they must answer for it,” he declared.

He stressed that the crackdown is strictly non-partisan.

“A criminal is a criminal, whether NPP, NDC, or otherwise,” he said, adding that even officials within his own party will not be spared. “If they commit a crime, they will face prosecution.”

2,400 corruption complaints under ORAL

His comments come on the back of more than 2,400 complaints of suspected corruption submitted to the Attorney General’s office under the NDC-led Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative — a broad effort aimed at retrieving stolen public funds and strengthening accountability across state institutions.

“We will tighten the noose on accountability,” the NDC Chairman vowed.

Call for structural reforms

Asiedu Nketiah also urged the Constitutional Review Committee to consider separating the roles of Attorney General and Minister of Justice. He argued that the current arrangement creates conflicts of interest and weakens the independence of prosecutorial decisions.

Crackdown to intensify

On the recent arrests and investigations involving former officials, he was emphatic:
“As for the arrests, we have only just begun.”

He reiterated that the government’s anti-corruption agenda is accelerating, and no official — past or present — will be immune if implicated in wrongdoing.