The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) had six service contracts with Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML), contrary to the presidency’s initial claim of three contracts.
This was contained in the full audit report conducted by auditing firm KPMG.
A statement issued by the Communications Director of the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, stated that the contract between the SML and GRA was six.
However, the full audit report has revealed a different scenario.
All of these contracts were entered into and executed without approval from the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), the report said.
The six contracts are as follows: Transaction Audit Services (effective from June 1, 2018), Contract Extension (effective from January 1, 2019), External Price Verification Services (effective from April 1, 2019), Consolidation Services Agreement (Transaction Audit & External Verification Services) (effective from October 3, 2019), Measurement Audit of Downstream Petroleum Products (effective from October 3, 2019), and Addendum to Measurement for Downstream Petroleum Products Agreement (effective from July 29, 2020).
“On January 1, 2019, GRA executed without PPA’s approval, and extended transaction audit services agreement with SML, renewable on a monthly basis, following the expiration of West Blue’s contract and SML’s subcontract agreement on December 31, 2018. GRA entered into six (6) service agreements with SML, utilising the single-source method, without approval from PPA.
“Evidently, GRA executed the above contracts with SML in breach of Act 663 [the Public Procurement Act] as amended.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
