Cadman Mills, the brother of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, has criticized the Operationalization of Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL), calling it a "sick joke" and "dead on arrival." In a response to Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the convener of The Fix the Country Movement, who accused his late brother of being soft on corruption, Cadman Mills defended the legacy of the former president.
Barker-Vormawor had claimed that Atta Mills' approach to governance, specifically his philosophy of being a "father for all," led to a lack of action against corruption during his tenure. "The legend that Atta Mills was 'soft on corruption' because he believed he was 'father for all' simply flies in the face of the facts," Cadman Mills lamented.
He listed several instances where the late president initiated investigations into corruption and attempted to intervene in cases of blatant misconduct.
However, Cadman Mills noted that the structural and legal environment in Ghana makes it challenging to address corruption effectively. "The problem with Ghana is that conflict of interest, self-dealing, systematic political interference in contract awards, and public officials accepting 'gifts' are the norm.
