Misryoum reports that four individuals linked to the defunct Power Distribution Services have been arrested under the ORAL anti-corruption drive.
A fresh push under Ghana’s anti-corruption drive is widening as four people linked to a defunct power distribution firm have been arrested, Misryoum can report.
The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, said the Bureau of National Investigations has detained the suspects as part of an ongoing probe into suspected financial transfers tied to the Electricity Company of Ghana.
In a social media statement dated Monday, May 4, 2026, Misryoum noted that the minister linked the arrests to “Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL),” an initiative aimed at tracking and seeking the recovery of alleged misappropriated state funds.
Investigators, according to the minister, are working to understand how large sums of money may have moved and how those transfers could connect to electricity operations associated with ECG.
The four individuals named are Philip Ayensu, Viraj Phat, Sophia Korkor, and Justice Menka-Premoh. Misryoum reports that they have since been granted bail, while the investigation continues.
Insight: For investigators, arrests are only one step in a wider chain that often depends on tracing transactions and determining accountability across multiple parties.
Authorities have not disclosed the total amount at the center of the probe. It also remains unclear whether additional arrests could be made as the case develops.
Meanwhile, the ORAL effort places renewed attention on how public money and related contracts move through systems, particularly when entities linked to essential services cease operations.
Insight: The outcome may hinge on what investigators can substantiate, because the public impact of such cases grows when evidence can connect alleged transfers to decision-making and control.