[ 2017-04-24 ]

EOCO ordered Ibrahim Mahama to pay a sum of GHC12.7 million for the unpaid duties

EOCO probes GRA over Ibrahim Mahama’s dud cheques
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has
dragged the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue
Authority (GRA) to its offices to assist with an
investigation into the suspected import duties
evasion involving businessman Ibrahim Mahama.

Ibrahim Mahama, who is the brother of former
President John Mahama, is at the centre of a
headline-grabbing import scandal which has
persisted in the media since last week.

On Friday EOCO ordered Mr Ibrahim Mahama, CEO of
Engineers and Planners, to pay a sum of GH?12.7
million for the unpaid duties.

He is to make the payment by Monday, May 8, 2017.

He was hauled before the anti-graft agency for
purportedly issuing in 2015 post-dated cheques
totaling 44 to the Customs Division, being duties
for imports of equipment, but which turned out to
be dud.

EOCO’s invitation to the Customs to answer
queries about why it breached its standards comes
on the heels of similar questions posed by members
of the public.

Many are wondering why the regulations binding
payments of duties for imports have been made
different from Mr Ibrahim Mahama.

In February this year, Ibrahim Mahama and a close
associate of the former National Democratic
Congress (NDC) administration, Ali Seidu, were
hauled before EOCO over the corruption scandal
that hit the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).

The two businessmen were summoned as part of a
probe into the activities of sacked CEO of the
COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni.

EOCO’s initial investigations at the time are
believed to have fingered the two in some deals at
the organisation managing cocoa purchase and
production in Ghana.

Ibrahim Mahama's company was contracted under the
erstwhile NDC government to execute various
projects, notable among them being the
construction of a platform for the AMERI power
plant.

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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