The Minority in Parliament has criticized President Akufo-Addo for the delayed response to the KPMG report regarding the audit of the revenue mobilization contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilization Ghana Ltd (SML).
Despite SML denying allegations from an investigative piece in December 2023, which claimed it had been awarded a 5-year contract instead of a 10-year one and refuted allegations of receiving $100 million annually from the contract, President Akufo-Addo suspended the deal pending a KPMG probe by January 16, 2024.
However, the deadline was extended to February 23, 2024.
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minority Leader, voiced discontent with the President’s prolonged silence on the report for more than a month, suggesting a lack of dedication to combatting corruption.
“When Parliament decided to investigate this matter, the president took over that matter and said he was investigating it in two weeks. As we speak, it is over a month, in fact, six weeks and Ghana is still waiting for the report.
“No matter how long it takes, Parliament will do its work by investigating this dubious SML contract awarded by GRA and the Finance Ministry”.
