Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML) has strongly rejected allegations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that its revenue assurance contract with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) was designed to defraud the state, describing the claims as “misinformed, speculative, and prejudicial.”
The company insists its operations were lawful, transparent, and contributed significantly to national revenue protection.
This follows comments by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, who recently described the SML–GRA deal as a “sham contract” allegedly “cooked” by the former Finance Minister and his associates to rob the state of billions.
Addressing the media in Accra, Lawyer for SML, Cephas Boyuo, said the company would not allow the OSP to tarnish its reputation through what he called “a deliberate campaign of misinformation and media trial.”
“Ordinarily, as lawyers, we do our talking in the courtroom. However, because of the barrage of misinformation, skewed investigations — especially by the OSP — and an agenda to use the media to run down SML, we have called this presser,” Boyuo stated.
He revealed that the company had submitted a comprehensive response to President John Dramani Mahama and the Attorney-General, with documentary evidence refuting the OSP’s report which formed the basis for the termination of the contract.
On the OSP’s claim that SML provided no service, Boyuo referenced official GRA documents that he said confirm measurable work done.
“The OSP’s allegation that SML did not provide any service to GRA is false. GRA’s own correspondence — including a 2023 Public Affairs statement and a 2025 legal department letter — affirms that work was done,” he said.
“Before SML’s deployment, Ghana lost 3.2 billion litres to under-declaration within 16 months. After SML began work, that gap reduced to 260 million litres. Data from the NPA and Bank of Ghana confirms this.”
He also denied claims that the company’s founder, Evans Adusei, was a political proxy, calling such assertions “baseless.”
“The OSP’s assertion that Mr. Evans Adusei was a proxy used for political patronage or illicit enrichment lacks factual and evidentiary foundation. Mr. Adusei is an independent Ghanaian entrepreneur with decades of experience in logistics, timber processing, and mining support services,” Boyuo stated.
SML further dismissed the claim that its contract required parliamentary approval, arguing that it imposed no financial liability on the state.
He accused the OSP of misunderstanding the company’s technical work and legal framework, saying its report ignored validation by key state institutions, including the Ghana Standards Authority and the Ghana Revenue Authority.
“The OSP’s report was filled with insinuations, speculative remarks, and veiled accusations rather than facts and evidence. SML’s operations have been lawful, technically sound, and nationally beneficial,” Boyuo said.
Meanwhile, SML confirmed it has petitioned President Mahama to reconsider the decision to terminate its contract, emphasizing that its work had enhanced transparency and boosted tax revenues.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
