Chair of Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said that the team will not usurp the powers of state institutions.

He says the team is helping to fight corruption. "We are not going to usurp any institution mandate.

We are here to help this country stop the looting brigade," he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday December 21.

His comments come at a time when the Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Addah said there were better approaches that President-elect John Mahama should have adopted as part of his plan to fight corruption.