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Attractive News Blog of Friday, 31 October 2025
Source: Andre Mustapha NII okai Inusah
President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the immediate termination of all contracts between the Government of Ghana and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) following the completion of an investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
The directive was communicated in a letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Dr. Callistus Mahama, and addressed to Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson. The Finance Ministry has been instructed to take urgent steps to end all existing agreements involving SML.
This development comes after the OSP concluded its inquiry into revenue assurance contracts between SML and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The probe examined alleged procurement breaches, contract scope concerns, and questions over value for money.
At a press briefing in Accra on Thursday, October 30, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng stated that investigators found no legitimate need for the services SML was contracted to provide. According to him, the contracts were obtained through “self-serving official patronage, sponsorship, and promotion based on false and unverified claims.”
SML Rejects Findings
SML has strongly denied any wrongdoing. In a statement issued Friday, October 31, 2025, the company insisted its operations were lawful, transparent, and beneficial to the state. It added that it had cooperated fully with investigators.
“We will present all relevant documents before the appropriate authorities. We remain proud of the work done, the controls that governed it, and the measurable value created for Ghana,” the company’s Lead Counsel stated.
The firm stressed that it is wholly Ghanaian-owned, non-political, and that its agreements with the GRA were structured on a “risk-and-reward” basis, with payments triggered only after independently verified results.
SML said its services — including transaction audits, external price verification, and downstream petroleum measurement — were all performed under GRA oversight.
Background
Mahama’s directive follows earlier action taken in May 2024 by the GRA under former President Akufo-Addo’s instructions, which saw the termination of SML’s Transaction Audit and External Verification Service contract. The GRA also suspended the upstream petroleum and minerals audit components pending further review.
The Authority later announced plans to revise the downstream petroleum measurement contract into a fixed-fee arrangement and indicated that other contract clauses — including service delivery terms, termination provisions, and intellectual property rights — would be reassessed.
