Ghana has been implicated together with Zimbabwe in a four part investigative documentary series, has of gold smuggling and money laundering syndicates in.
The series produced by Aljazera had undercover journalists pose as Chinese gangsters.
The investigators engaged Alistair Mathias, a self-described “Financial Architect” who has a track record of successfully orchestrating such syndicates.
According to Mathias, he had executed similar schemes in Ghana and claimed to be good friends with President Akufo-Addo.
He also alleged that Mr. Akufo-Addoused to be his lawyer.
He also revealed in the series that some politicians in the country help him and his associates keep their smuggled resources safe.
He explained that the politicians involved do not keep assets in their own names but rely on proxies, with Mathias taking tenders, road construction, procurement, and supplying different things.
“In Ghana, I take tenders, road construction, procurement, supplying different things, oil, this that. There, all the politicians get taken care of, indirectly because it allows me to do all my other stuff freely.”
“For example, Ghana government, I get the contract. I subcontract it to you, $100 million contract. Ghana government pays me $100 million. I give it to you, and you say it’s $80 million.”
“In this scenario, the outstanding $20 million out of the inflated $100 million is shared per an arrangement reached between Alistair and the said politician,” he added.
“I’ll have an arrangement with them, and they get 15… I’ll probably get 5 million. I keep all of it in Dubai. Whenever they want it, they just tell me and I send it.”
“Ghana’s President is a good friend of mine, in fact, he was my lawyer,” he said.
Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo has denied serving as a lawyer for Mathias or his company.
Mathias has also denied ever receiving a tender from the Ghanaian government or engaging into any government contracts in any African country.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
