By Ruth Serwaa Asare
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has described the controversial contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilization Limited (SML) as “a masterful and mischievously crafted scheme” orchestrated by former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta.
According to Mr. Agyebeng, the investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) uncovered that the deal was designed and executed under Mr. Ofori-Atta’s supervision to benefit a select few, while causing significant financial loss to the state. He said the scheme was “immediately set in motion” after Mr. Ofori Atta assumed office in January 2017 and continued throughout his tenure.
The OSP report concluded that there was no genuine need for SML’s engagement in the revenue assurance operations of the GRA, stating that the contracts were secured through “self-serving official sponsorship and promotion based on false and unverified claims.”
Mr. Agyebeng further revealed that SML received over GH₵1.4 billion in payments despite lacking the technical capacity and experience to provide the services it claimed to offer. He maintained that the entire arrangement violated procurement laws and constituted “reckless use of public office for profit.”
The findings have intensified public scrutiny over the GRA–SML contract, which the OSP insists was built on deception, manipulation, and abuse of power at the highest levels of government.
