By: Seth Eyiah and Celestine Avi
The Economic and Organised Crime Office, EOCO, has recovered to the state 600 million cedis as of December 2025. The Office has also investigated 462 cases, with 15 currently under prosecution and dismantled transnational car-jacking syndicates, recovering 29 luxury vehicles.
Presenting the State of the Nation Address to Parliament, President John Mahama said the government remains resolute that corruption will not be tolerated, regardless of status or political affiliation.
He said the Attorney General’s Office will continue to use both criminal prosecution and non-conviction-based asset recovery mechanisms to ensure that stolen public resources are returned for national development.
President Mahama said “I understand that a large majority of Ghanaians are impatient to see those who abused their trust in office held to account. There were periods when, under military regimes and unconstitutional governments, extrajudicial means could be used to exact retribution against persons perceived as corrupt or who had abused the public trust. This may have appeared as swift justice, but many regrettable excesses were recorded. In 1992, we overwhelmingly adopted the 1992 constitution to accept governance by the rule of law.
On 7th January 2025, I swore before the people of Ghana to uphold the 1992 Constitution”.
He said he may be as impatient as everyone else to see justice done, but painstaking investigations must be conducted, dockets must be prepared, charges must be filed, and the accused must have their day in court, including appealing even the smallest points of law to higher courts.
‘This process is necessary to protect us all against abuse or ill-treatment of citizens and to ensure that only those guilty of offences against the state are punished.” the President stated.
