SML Ghana Scandal

GHS3 Billion lie: OSP goes after SML

GRA Disputes SML’s claims of expanded mandate in petroleum and mineral sectors

KPMG confirms SML cannot take credit for revenue increase in downstream sector

Presidency refuses MFWA’s request for full KPMG audit report on GRA/SML contracts

Next NDC gov’t will not accept any SML agreement – John Mahama

The GHS3 billion lie: Ministry of Finance says it has no information on revenue losses in petroleum sector

The GHS3 billion lie: Ministry of Finance rejects The Fourth Estate’s request for SML contracts

KPMG not the best to audit shady SML contract — CSO activists

Bright Simons: Ghana’s Billion-Dollar “Timber Merchant” Deal to Protect Taxes

THE GH₵ 3 BILLION LIE: Akufo-Addo suspends shady SML contract, appoints KPMG for audit

Parliament directs GRA to suspend payments to SML as it investigates questionable contracts

The Fourth Estate’s response to SML/GRA’s Rejoinder on the GH₵3 billion lie & the billion-dollar contract

SML official contradicts himself and his Boss as he defends GH₵ 3 billion lie

Latest Podcast

Inside the Property Rate Deal That Cost Assemblies Millions

In 2023, the Akufo Addo administration introduced a digital platform to centralise property rate collection, promising to modernise the system and boost local revenue. But an investigation by The Fourth Estate revealed that instead of solving the problem, the digital platform led to a sharp decline in collections. In this episode, Seth Bokpe explains why the system failed, how much was collected, and why the money remains unaccounted for.