The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revealed that it will recover GH₵125 million from Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) following an investigation that uncovered significant overpayments by the state.
Speaking at a media briefing in Accra on Thursday, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng stated that investigations found that SML, contracted to provide transaction audit and external price verification services, lacked the technical capacity to deliver as required.
He said, “The OSP will recover a total amount of GH₵125 from SML by way of disgorgement of unjust enrichment of overpayment by the return of the benefit this amount obtained unfairly at the expense of the Republic.”
The payments were largely automatic and disconnected from actual service performance, with variable percentage-based fees creating opportunities to inflate claims.
The GH₵125 million recovery forms part of broader measures by the OSP to reinforce transparency and accountability in public procurement, ensuring that entities and individuals who gain unfairly at the expense of the state are held responsible.
Meanwhile, the OSP confirmed it would charge a number of former government officials with corruption and related offences. The list includes former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Ernest Akorie, Emmanuel Kofi Nti, Ami Shadai Owusu Amoah, Isaac Crentsil, and Col. (Rtd.) Kojo Damoah.
