We will deal with you if you loot under Mahama’s government – Basintale warns NDC appointees

The Deputy National Communications Officer of the NDC, Malik Basintale, has cautioned members of the National Democratic Congress who will be appointed in the next John Dramani Mahama administration.

Speaking on TV3 on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, Basintale stated that any government appointee who engages in corruption or mismanages state resources will face prosecution, regardless of their position or appointment.

He explained that any appointee found guilty of such actions will be held accountable and made to face the full extent of the law under the Operation Recover All the Loot (ORAL).

“I'm passionate about Operation Recover All the Loot (ORAL) and I feel people must be held accountable not just persons from the NPP, but even persons from the NDC who decide to misappropriate funds. Let me sound that caution, if John Mahama appoints you and you come into office to loot, we will bring you out of the office and hold you accountable. We will let the laws deal with you,” he warned.

Basintale highlighted John Mahama’s track record of holding corrupt appointees and individuals accountable during his previous administration, emphasising that Mahama himself is incorruptible.

He also stressed the importance of maintaining that integrity and record in the next administration.

“President Mahama has said it and we will rehash it because this is not a man that is going to tolerate a single iota of corruption under his government. President Mahama will never be called a mother serpent of corruption. He is going to fight corruption; face it head on and he has demonstrated that before and he will repeat it.

“If you know you are coming to work under President Mahama’s administration and the intention is to create, loot, and share then please you better wait after 50 years because that administration has passed and is about leaving office. You can come and start looting maybe when we are tired of governance but if you think you can loot under Mahama’s governance then forget it because if you do, ORAL will deal with you like it is going to deal with the NPP appointees and yours will be worse because we need to use you to set an example to the Ghanaian people that Mahama is coming to develop the country, progress the economy, transform Ghana and the man to take us to the promise land,” he stated.

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