Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama has named an anti-corruption team to gather information on suspected graft, his transition team said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Mahama, the main opposition candidate in a Dec. 7 presidential election he\u00a0won\u00a0with around 56% of the vote, has promised to recover corruption proceeds and hold perpetrators accountable when he assumes office next month.<\/p>\n
An anti-graft team has been set up in preparation. Its chair, MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah, is the chairman of the parliament’s Committee on Assurances who has previously flagged suspected state corruption.<\/p>\n
The other three members include a former auditor-general, a private legal practitioner, an investigative journalist and an ex-police officer known for handling high-profile robbery cases.<\/p>\n
The former auditor-general, Daniel Dumelovo, was removed from his role after investigating suspected financial infractions that occurred under the outgoing government.<\/p>\n
Opposing corruption and recovering lost assets were among Mahama’s key campaign promises.<\/p>\n
“He intends to hit the ground running on these commitments,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
Mahama\u00a0is an ex-president returning as the West African nation’s next leader eight years after losing power. He drew criticism during his 2012-2016 rule over allegations of political corruption, although he was not personally tainted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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