No Payments to SML since January 2025 - GRA Boss
Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), disclosed that no payments have been made to Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) since January 2025. He said, "Up till today, not a single payment has been made since January [2025]." He made this disclosure in an interview on Channel One TV's The Point of View.
Mr. Sarpong stated that suspending payments to SML was among his first decisions upon assuming leadership of the Authority. He also moved to suspend aspects of SML's operations that were under dispute, pending investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). He dismissed claims that his previous role at KPMG creates a conflict of interest, stressing that he no longer has any financial ties to the firm, saying "I retired from KPMG before taking up this role, so anything KPMG does does not benefit me financially." He defended the conclusions of the KPMG audit, noting that its findings largely align with those of the OSP, with only slight differences regarding the valuation of certain aspects of SML's operations.
The GRA-SML contract has been under intense public scrutiny following the release of an audit report commissioned by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Mr. Sarpong's appointment as Commissioner-General has also been challenged in court by a private citizen, who argues that his former position at KPMG raises potential conflict of interest concerns and questions the legality of his appointment.
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GRA's Commissioner-General, Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, discussed payments to Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) since he took office in January 2025. His decisions and background are now under scrutiny- raising questions about transparency.
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