President Akufo-Addo has insisted the contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd. (SML) should remain suspended.
He has denied a request by the GRA to allow the monitoring system installed and used by SML to continue. The GRA had written to the president for the continuation of the deal.
A statement signed by Mr Eugene Arhin, Director of Communication at the Office of the President said, “the President has denied GRA’s request and has directed that the status quo, with respect to the suspension of the performance of the contract, should remain in effect until the completion of the audit and, subsequent, submission of the audit report by KPMG.”
The statement indicated that the President has extended the deadline for KPMG to audit the transaction.
As such, the initial date of Tuesday, January 16, 2024, has been moved to a new date of Friday, February 23, 2024.
The change followed a request made by KPMG to the President for an extension of the two-week period originally given to the company to undertake the assignment.
Full statement
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has extended the period within which KPMG is to complete its audit on the transaction between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML), from the initial date of Tuesday, 16th January 2024, to a new date of Friday, 23rd February 2024.
This follows a request made by KPMG to the President requesting for an extension of the twoweek period originally given the company to undertake the assignment. KPMG is to submit its final report no later than Friday, 23rd February 2024.
President Akufo-Addo has also taken note of the request made by GRA, asking for his permission to allow the monitoring system installed and used by SML to continue, notwithstanding the suspension of its GRA-related operations.
The President has denied GRA’s request, and has directed that the status quo, with respect to the suspension of the performance of the contract, should remain in effect until the completion of the audit and, subsequent, submission of the audit report by KPMG.