The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has arrested five additional individuals as part of its ongoing investigation into suspected corruption related to revenue assurance contracts between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML). Among those arrested are several high-profile former public officials and associates of SML. The individuals include:
Faustina Adjorkor, also an official of the Public Procurement Authority.
Evans Adusei, Chief Executive Officer of SML
Philip Mensah, former Deputy Commissioner (Legal) at GRA, who is currently serving as a legal consultant to SML
Kofi Nti, former Commissioner-General of GRA
Joseph Kuruk, an official of the Public Procurement Authority
Three of the individuals were detained overnight after failing to meet bail conditions, while all five were subsequently granted bail. These latest arrests follow the earlier detention of other former top GRA officials by the OSP. They include Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, former Commissioner-General of GRA, Isaac Crentsil, former Commissioner of Customs, now the General Manager at SML, and Christian Tetteh Sottie, former Technical Advisor at GRA, now Managing Director of SML.
The OSP’s probe focuses on the legality of the contracts awarded to SML, the procurement processes involved, and the financial implications for the state. The investigation also seeks to verify claims by SML that its operations have led to significant revenue savings for the government.
By: William Narh
