Stan Dogbe, a former presidential staffer in the erstwhile John Mahama administration says a "huge trigger" pushed President Akufo-Addo to the wall to release the full KPMG report.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday released the full KPMG report of the transaction between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML).
A statement from the presidency and signed by Director of Communications Eugene Arhin explained, "In the interest of full transparency in governance, openness, and honesty with the public, has decided to waive the privilege under section 5 of the RTI Act and has directed the publication of the KPMG report in full."
Reacting to this in a Facebook post, Stan Dogbe wrote:
"What was it that triggered the fastest U-turn by President Akufo-Addo ever to release the KPMG's damaging report on the corrupt SML transaction, which they used all kinds of legal gymnastics to earlier justify while whitewashing the KPMG's work and recommendations?"
"From my experience and working knowledge, this action is not because Akufo-Addo and the NPP have suddenly embraced transparency or want to be accountable."
"There is a HUGE trigger, and whatever it is, we thank God it has pushed him to the wall. SML simply stinks, and it is clear from what Ghanaians even knew before the KPMG work and report that it was a transaction to milk the country of its tax revenue for personal, political party, and campaign (2020 and 2024) benefit. Is it any wonder the GRA will look the other way and let SML keep VAT in excess of GH¢ 13m?"
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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