General News of Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Source: mynewsgh.com

GRA 'invites' Global InfoAnalytics; Mussa Dankwah questioned

Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah

Officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have invited Mussa Dankwah, the Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, a private research consultancy company based in Accra, MyNewsGh.com has learned.

Global InfoAnalytics, an independent research company founded in 2019, uses sophisticated methods and modern technology to provide research, analysis, and strategic counsel tailored to the needs of its clients. The GRA has invited the company to answer a series of questions related to its tax records.

In recent times, the company has gained national recognition for its accurate predictions of the 2024 elections.

Mussa Dankwah, the company's Executive Director, has stated that he conducts election polls as part of his company’s Corporate Social Responsibility, refuting allegations of external funding. He also clarified that the company has clients who pay for its services.

Contrary to earlier reports suggesting that GRA officers stormed the company’s premises, new information indicates that the officers instead invited Mussa Dankwah and his company to examine their account books and tax payment records as part of a routine tax audit.

After hours of questioning and reviewing documents, the GRA officers did not find any tax infringements by Mussa Dankwah or Global InfoAnalytics, according to Dankwah himself.

In the October 2024 poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics, the company reported that former President John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) was leading with 53.1%, compared to 39% for Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The survey, conducted from October 7 to October 12, sampled 1,969 respondents from all 16 regions of Ghana. The poll was carried out through random telephone interviews, with a margin of error of 2.74% and a confidence level of 95%.

After the conclusion of the 2024 elections, John Mahama secured over 56% of the vote, while Bawumia garnered 41%, with results from nine constituencies still outstanding.