OSP uncovers alleged role of West Blue Consulting in SML, Ofori-Atta probe

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has uncovered another layer in its investigation into the former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta’s corruption case, implicating a Ghanaian IT firm West Blue Consulting.

The company, owned by Valentina Mintah, had faced scrutiny in the past over controversial government contracts.

This development follows months after public concerns were raised over a GH₵95 million payment to West Blue authorised by the previous government.

According to a report from adomonline.com on March 24, 2026, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in August 2024 disclosed that the previous government had allegedly agreed to pay West Blue GH¢95 million.

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The payment of the consent judgment involving West Blue, was allegedly made under the then-Attorney General, and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) by way of arrears for work carried out under the National Single Window and Integrated Risk Management System contract between 2015 and 2020.

Ablakwa noted at the time that the sum was nearly 50% lower than the GH₵187.3 million originally sought by the company.

Questions have since emerged over the ownership of West Blue at the time the payment was agreed.

In September 2017, a member of the company’s board, Kwame Sowu, confirmed to the Daily Graphic that West Blue had been acquired by Customs World, a Dubai-based firm and a subsidiary of the Ports Customs and Free Zones Corporation (PCFC).

The arrangement reportedly formalised the creation of Ports and Customs World Ghana.

Meanwhile, critics have questioned why a company acquired by a foreign entity in 2017 was included in a consent judgment that led to a GH¢95 million state payout in 2024, prompting calls for a full review of West Blue’s operations.

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