The Office of the Special Prosecutor has officially charged former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML), and six others for corruption and corruption-related offences.
In all, there are 78 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences.
President John Mahama, on October 31, ordered the immediate termination of all contracts with the Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) following the completion of an investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
According to the government, the move forms part of the government’s commitment to accountability and transparency in the management of public resources.
It follows months of scrutiny over the SML contracts, which became the subject of a corruption and corruption-related offences probe by the OSP.
The Finance Minister has been tasked to ensure that the termination process is carried out in full compliance with existing financial and legal procedures.
This latest move by the OSP comes after unsuccessful attempts to get the former Minister, who’s outside the country, to present himself physically for investigations.
The OSP has said efforts are underway to extradite Mr Ofori-Atta to face justice.
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