The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has strongly refuted reports linking it to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd. (SML), asserting that it has no dealings, contract, partnership, or relationship whatsoever with the company.
Describing the claims as “completely false,” the Board urged the public to disregard them with the utmost contempt.
In a statement issued Thursday, May 15 GoldBod reaffirmed its commitment to transparency and responsible governance in Ghana’s gold sector, warning against efforts to mislead the public through misinformation.
This denial comes amid growing confusion regarding SML’s role in Ghana’s extractive industries. In a separate but related development, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) also issued a strong rebuttal of media reports suggesting SML had been authorised to resume or expand its revenue assurance role in the upstream petroleum and solid minerals sectors.
According to a press release from the GRA’s Communication and Public Affairs Department, several publications dated Wednesday, 14 May 2025 — including those from Business and Financial Times and Graphic Online — erroneously claimed that SML had launched an expanded oversight mandate.
The GRA clarified that no such directive has been issued, reiterating that SML’s operations in both the petroleum and solid minerals sectors remain suspended — a decision enforced since April 2024 and still under review.
“GRA has not instructed SML to activate nor resume operations under the 2023 Consolidation of Revenue Assurance Services Contract covering those sectors,” the statement read.
Both GoldBod and GRA reaffirmed their dedication to transparency, integrity, and the protection of national interests in the management of Ghana’s natural resource revenues.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm103.5FM/Benjamin Sackey
