The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is set to arraign eight individuals, including former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, today, Monday, November 24, 2025, as part of its ongoing investigation into the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) revenue assurance contract with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
This follows the filing of 78 charges against Ofori-Atta and seven others regarding their alleged involvement in the controversial agreements between the GRA and SML.
In a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Thursday, November 20, the OSP announced that it would also seek court orders to serve charge sheets to accused individuals who are currently outside of Ghana.
According to the OSP, the charges filed on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, pertain to violations of Section 23(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and Section 92(2)(b) of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663).
A portion of the suit, filed at the Criminal Division of the High Court in Accra under case number CR/0106/2026, states:
“Conspiracy to commit the criminal offense of directly or indirectly influencing the procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of a procurement contract, contrary to Section 23(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and Section 92(2)(b) of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663).”
Those expected to face prosecution include former GRA Commissioners-General Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah and Emmanuel Kofi Nti. Manuel Kofi Nti; senior GRA officials Isaac Crentsil and Kwadwo Damoa; Ernest Akore, former Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Finance; Evans Adusei, owner of SML; and the company itself.
