Akufo-Addo’s Directive To Audit SML/GRA Scandal Is A Whitewashing Attempt – Minority

The Minority National Democratic Congress in Parliament has taken a swipe at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the long wait in taking action on the alleged scandal that has rocked the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited.

Dr Ato Forson who is leader of the minority wondered why it took the president so long saying in acting.

President Akufo-Addo, on January 2, 2024, appointed auditing firm, KPMG to conduct an immediate audit into the revenue assurance contract signed between GRA and SML.

Dr Ato Forson however says the president’s action ‘has come too late in the day’, stating that the president should have led the fight in the wake of the scandal. in appointment of KPMG to conduct an immediate audit of the revenue assurance contract signed between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilization Ghana Ltd (SML).

He added that Parliament has already directed the Finance Committee to audit the “infamous agreement, and the Committee is actively seized of the matter.”

He accused the President of attempting to order an audit into the transaction to dissuade Parliament from looking into this matter.

“The President, who should have led this fight in the wake of this scandal, is playing catch up since Parliament has also directed GRA to suspend all payments to SML.”

“This whitewashing attempt by the President in the name of an audit will not dissuade Parliament from looking into this matter to stop the siphoning of state resources into the private pockets of government officials and their crony business partners.”

Read the statement by the Minority Leader below

Minority Leader Dr Ato Forson writes;

President Akufo-Addo’s appointment of KPMG to audit the so-called revenue assurance agreement between Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) has come too late in the day.

Parliament has already directed the Finance Committee to audit the infamous agreement and the Committee is actively seized of the matter.

The President, who should have led this fight in the wake of this scandal, is playing catch up since Parliament has also directed GRA to suspend all payments to SML.

This whitewashing attempt by the President in the name of an audit will not dissuade Parliament from looking into this matter to stop the siphoning of state resources into the private pockets of government officials and their crony business partners.