ORAL process is not slow, its moving fast, Deputy AG Srem Sai tells Joy News – Nsemkeka
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem Sai has strongly defended the pace of the high-profile anti-corruption campaign under the ORAL initiative, insisting it is moving faster than the public realises.
Speaking Wednesday night on JoyNews’ PM Express, Dr Srem Sai dismissed claims that government’s response to alleged corruption involving top political figures is slow or unresponsive.
“It’s not that it’s slow,” he said in response to public criticism.
“Just that the public only gets to know when the person is maybe arrested, and there’s noise, or when the person is being taken to court.”
Dr Srem Sai said he receives constant messages and tags on social media from people demanding action.
But he argued that the true nature of the work is hidden by necessity.
“Look, the ladies and gentlemen in the investigative agencies — the Police, the NIB, EOCO, Special Prosecutor, all of them — they are working extremely hard.”
He described a scene of relentless behind-the-scenes activity, with investigators and prosecutors burning the midnight oil to gather evidence, secure warrants, and build airtight cases.
“You see how I don’t sleep. I don’t think they also sleep,” he said.
“Because in the night, they are working. They are calling. They are asking for directives. They are applying for search warrants, freezing orders, arrest warrants — and all this is going on some at short notice.”
He explained that the nature of legal processes often requires confidentiality, especially when evidence must be protected or suspects could flee.
“If you want a warrant to search a place, you cannot say you are going to give notice,” he said. “All these things are going on.”
Dr Srem Sai stressed that “it is not exactly true when we say that the process is slow. It’s actually not slow. It’s moving so quickly. The only thing is not everything that we can put out as law enforcement agents.”
He promised that updates would come when appropriate.
“Those that we need to put out, we’d put out. But trust me, if you know what’s going on…” he said.
“Like I said of the former Education and Energy Minister and running mate of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia — he has seen it.”
Though he did not elaborate on specific individuals or outcomes, Justice Srem Sai made it clear that government is building a pipeline of prosecutions.
“We are not sleeping. The process is not dormant. It is not dragging. It is active. It is deliberate. And it is lawful.”
In the face of growing public frustration, especially online, Srem Sai’s message was firm: there is more going on than meets the eye.
“It’s not that nothing is happening,” he said. “It’s just that not everything can be made public.”