Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), a company contracted by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to provide transactional audit and revenue assurance services, has filed a formal petition with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), alleging administrative injustice, abuse of power, and violations of fair administrative process by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
The petition, submitted on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, accuses the OSP and its lead investigator, Mr. Albert Akurugu, of conducting biased investigations, mishandling digital evidence, and intentionally disrupting SML’s business operations.
SML contends that these actions violate its constitutional rights, including protection of property and administrative fairness.
According to the petition, the issues trace back to 2017 when operational failures in the West Blue system, then used by the Customs Division, led to significant revenue leakages. SML was subsequently engaged to address these deficiencies, successfully recovering over USD 1.35 million within the first two months of its assignment.
The company alleges that personal animosity from Mr. Akurugu, who previously worked with West Blue, motivated the OSP’s raid on SML offices in Osu and Tema on June 10, 2025. The petition claims that the raid involved the destruction of servers, firewalls, and other critical infrastructure, along with dismantling of CCTV systems, thereby obstructing potential evidence and causing operational harm.
SML further alleges that the OSP report published following the investigation was biased, mischaracterising the company and its founder while downplaying the systemic failures of West Blue.
The petition claims that Mr. Akurugu openly threatened to ensure that SML and its CEO, Evans Adusei, “never work again,” and that the company’s servers would be rendered inoperative.
In its petition, SML has requested CHRAJ to investigate the alleged administrative injustice, hold public officers accountable for misconduct, and examine the possible involvement or oversight failures of the Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng.
The company also seeks the production of video recordings from interrogation sessions for independent review and recommends appropriate sanctions against any officials found culpable.
Evans Adusei, CEO of SML, verified the petition, stating that all facts contained in the submission are true to the best of his knowledge.
Meanwhile, the OSP has filed 78 charges against eight individuals, including former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, over their alleged roles in the controversial revenue assurance contracts between the GRA and SML.
Those set to face prosecution include former GRA Commissioners-General Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah and Emmanuel Kofi Nti, as well as senior GRA officials Isaac Crentsil and Kwadwo Damoa. Ernest Akore, a former Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Finance, SML’s owner, Evans Adusei, and SML are also among the accused.
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SML scandal: OSP slaps 78 charges on Ofori-Atta, former GRA Bosses