The Office of the Special Prosecutor has formally charged former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and 7 others over the SML Scandal.
According to the OSP, they have formally charged Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta and 7 others with 78 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences.
In a short statement on X on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, the OSP stated, “ The OSP this morning formally charged former Minister for Finance, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta and 7 others with 78 counts of corruption and corruption-related offences”.
The news comes after the OSP had earlier announced that it would press charges against several individuals implicated in the controversial SML revenue assurance contracts.
According to Kissi Agyebeng, he will press charges against the individual implicated in the controversial revenue assurance contracts between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) by the end of November 2025.
The Special Prosecutor named, former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, former Commissioner-Generals of the GRA — Rev Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah and Emmanuel Kofi Nti, also GRA officials, Isaac Crentsil, and Kwadwo Damoa. A former member of the Finance Ministry, Ernest Akore, are expected to be charged before the end of November 2025.
The OSP decision comes after months of investigations uncovering alleged acts of corruption, abuse of office, and breaches of procurement laws in the award and execution of the SML-GRA contracts.
Kissi Agyebeng detailed that the evidence gathered points to criminal conduct on the part of some officials.
The OSP is expected to formally announce the specific charges and commence legal proceedings in the coming days.
Kissi Agyebeng also declared the controversial revenue assurance contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and SML (Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited) as needless.
According to Kissi Agyebeng, the OSP comprehensive investigation concluded there was “no genuine need” for the contract.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, October 30, revealed, “There was no genuine need for contracting SML for the obligations it’s purported to perform”.
He stressed were “secured for SML through self-serving official patronage, sponsorship [and] promotion based on false and unverified claims.”
The OSP’s investigation painted a picture of non-compliance with Ghana’s public financial laws, revealing that the SML contracts were attended by egregious statutory breaches, adding that“mandatory prior approvals were wantonly disregarded by relevant officials who acted with increased and emboldened impunity.”
Meanwhile, Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has dragged the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to the Accra High Court.
According to the claim filed at the High Court in Accra, SML is demanding the return of seized equipment and more than $28 million in damages.
SML is accusing the Office of the Special Prosecutor of an unlawful raid on its offices.
In a statement of claim filed, SML recounted that the OSP on June 10, 2025, raided their officers under a purported warrant.
They revealed the OSP seized several items, including servers, laptops, storage devices, and specialised mineral analysis equipment from the search on their premises.
According to the SML, the seized equipment formed the backbone of Ghana’s petroleum and solid minerals monitoring systems.
They argued that the seizure caused a nationwide collapse of its secure data communication network linking 25 petroleum depots.
SML also accused the OSP of breaching forensic and evidence-handling standards, accusing them of uprooting physical hardware instead of conducting a forensic imaging process.
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The OSP this morning formally charged former minister for Finance, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta and 7 others with 78 counts of corruption and corruption related offences. pic.twitter.com/GsZoNKnENG
— Office of the Special Prosecutor-Ghana (@ospghana) November 18, 2025