The political landscape is heating up with the launch of President-elect John Dramani Mahama's "Operation Recover All Loot" (ORAL) initiative.

Chairman of the five-member ORAL committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has clarified the group's mandate in an interview on TV3's Ghana Tonight show on Wednesday, December 18.

According to Mr.

Ablakwa ORAL's primary function is data collection. "Our mandate is very limited and clear, which is to gather evidence," he stated.