GRA-SML scandal: Kissi-Agyebeng & OSP officials must be sacked – Martin Kpebu demands
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has called for the dismissal of the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, and two senior officials of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), following the office’s decision to charge former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and other individuals over the controversial revenue assurance contracts between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML).Ghana travel guide
The OSP on Tuesday, November 18, filed 78 charges against eight accused persons, including former GRA Commissioners-General Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah and Emmanuel Kofi Nti, senior officials Isaac Crentsil and Kwadwo Damoa, former Finance Ministry Technical Advisor Ernest Akore, SML owner Evans Adusei, and SML itself.
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu
According to the OSP, months of investigations uncovered alleged corruption, abuse of office, and procurement breaches in the award and execution of the SML-GRA contracts. Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng has said evidence gathered “points to criminal conduct” at various stages of the contracting process.
Ken Ofori- Atta
However, speaking on Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Tuesday, November 18, Kpebu said he had no confidence in the Special Prosecutor’s ability to successfully prosecute the former finance minister.
He accused Agyebeng of failing to arrest Ofori-Atta despite allegedly knowing about his travel plans, arguing that such an oversight makes him unfit to lead the prosecution.
Mr Kissi Agyebeng
Kpebu also called for the removal of Sammy Darko, Director of Strategy, Research, and Communication at the OSP, and Albert Akurugu, the office’s Lead Investigator.
“The Office of the Special Prosecutor should stay, but Kissi Agyebeng must go. Albert Akurugu and Sammy Darko should get out of that office. Sammy Darko runs errands for Kissi Agyebeng. If Kissi Agyebeng is leaving, his right men must follow him.Source: Leticia Osei
