The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has categorically denied any association between the Board and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd. (SML), asserting that GoldBod has no contract, partnership, or working relationship with the company. In a statement issued on Thursday, May 15, GoldBod described such claims as “completely false” and urged the public to disregard them with the utmost contempt. The Board reaffirmed its commitment to transparency and the responsible governance of Ghana’s gold sector, warning against deliberate misinformation aimed at misleading the public. The denial comes amid growing confusion over SML’s involvement in Ghana’s extractive industries. In a related development, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has also issued a strong rebuttal to reports suggesting that SML has been authorized to resume or expand its revenue assurance role in the upstream petroleum and solid minerals sectors. According to a press release from the GRA’s Communication and Public Affairs Department, several media outlets, including the Business and Financial Times and Graphic Online, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, inaccurately reported that SML had been granted an expanded oversight mandate. The GRA clarified that no such directive has been issued and emphasized that SML’s operations in both the petroleum and solid minerals sectors remain suspended. This suspension, enacted in April 2024, remains in force pending further review. “GRA has not instructed SML to activate or resume operations under the 2023 Consolidation of Revenue Assurance Services Contract covering these sectors,” the statement noted. Both GoldBod and the GRA urged the media and public to seek accurate information from official sources to avoid the spread of misinformation.