Cephas Boyuo, the lawyer representing Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), has said that, government is compelled to compensate the company if it chooses to terminate its contract with the Ghana Revenue Authority.
It will be recalled, on Friday, October 31, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama directed the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to terminate all existing contracts between the Government and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML).
This follows the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) concluding its probe into the dubious contracts awarded to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML).
Dr Callistus Mahama, in a letter, instructed the Finance Minister to take immediate steps to end all contractual arrangements involving SML, the revenue assurance company.
Speaking to journalists in Accra on Friday, November 7, Cephas Boyuo stated, “As for our client, the SML, if the government chooses to terminate our investment overlay, that is what the government needs to pay us. If somebody wants the job, the person can go ahead and apply for the job, but you shouldn’t seek to tarnish the image of SML in the quest of taking that job. That is what we are definitely not going to allow”.
Cephas Boyuo also threw former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta under the bus, accusing him of being a disservice to the company’s performance-based contract.
According to Cephas Boyuo, SML faced financial challenges due to delayed payments in its early months.
Cephas Boyuo added, “If there is one person who has been a disservice to SML, it is Ofori-Atta. This contract is a performance-based contract. For 10 months from the inception of SML, they were never paid”.
“Every equipment that SML brought in, Ken Ofori-Atta refused to give SML an exemption. SML paid for it. So please, it is untrue that Ken Ofori-Atta has an interest in SML. SML is independent. It is wholly for Evans Adusei.”
The SML lawyer further revealed that SML has submitted a detailed response to President John Dramani Mahama regarding his directive to terminate all contracts.
According to Cephas Boyuo, the documents presented to the President and A-G would help them appreciate the matters and form a fair, independent opinion.
He added, “Earlier this afternoon, we delivered a comprehensive response to the President on his directive for the contract between the Ministry of Finance, GRA, and SML to be terminated, which hinged largely on the report of the OSP.
“In the letter submitted to the President and also to the Attorney General, we provided documentary evidence to each and every paragraph and elaborated on the true and accurate picture of the GRA-Ministry of Finance-SML contract,” Boyuo said.
“We are confident that a review of the documents presented to the President and the Attorney-General would help them appreciate the matters and form a fair, independent opinion on the termination directive,” he added.