Professor Ransford Gyampo of the University of Ghana has tasked President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to study the KPMG report on the contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) in perpetuity.
He says Ghanaians deserve to know the content of the report whether it is as stinky as it was painted or otherwise.
Professor Gyampo, who petitioned the President to make the document public, speaking on the matter on TV3’s KeyPoint Saturday, April 06, 2024, indicated that any attempt by any powers that be, to shield the contents of the report will not be countenanced.
According to the Professor, making the report known to the public and acting on the content will underscore the principles of probity and accountability for the government of the day.
“I call on the President not to study the document in perpetuity because we’ll not allow that to happen. Even if new things come up to hide this, some of us we’ll bring that to the fore and ensure that it continued to dominate in public policy discourse so we call on him to do the right thing. Just ensure that the good people of Ghana are made to know the content. If there are corrupt deals or if the deal is really stinky, let us know and let us know who is culpable. Who did what, who must be punished in the interest of accountability, transparency, and governmental responsiveness.
“If the deal is not as stinky as has been made to be in the public domain, then let us also know how we have run down the image of people and what we’ll do to increase it.
We’ll not.allow the President to sit on the report,” he indicated.
GRA/SML contract: Akufo-Addo to soon make decision on KPMG audit findings public
Meanwhile, the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, has earlier disclosed that President Akufo-Addo will be addressing the nation on the findings of KPMG’s investigation on the contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilization Ghana Ltd (SML).
The decision followed a plea by Professor Gyampo, urging the President to make public the KPMG audit report on the contract for transparency and accountability.
In a post on his Facebook Wednesday, April 03, 2024, Mr. Arhin stated that the President received the audit report from KPMG on March 27, 2024.
He added that the President has also been reviewing the findings and is prepared to share the his decisions to the citizenry in future.
“The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 27th March 2024, received from KPMG its report on the audit conducted, at the behest of the President, on the transactions between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML).
“President Akufo-Addo is studying the findings of the audit report, and will, in due course, make his decisions known to the Ghanaian people.
“It will be recalled that on 2nd January 2024, the President appointed KPMG to audit the contracts entered into between GRA and SML, and subsequently directed the Ministry of Finance and GRA to suspend the performance of the contracts, pending the submission of the audit report, including any payments presently envisaged under their terms.”
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