Two former top officials of the National Service Authority (NSA)—Executive Director Osei Assibey Antwi and Deputy Executive Director Gifty Oware Mensah—have been charged with authorizing payments to nearly 70,000 non-existent service personnel, resulting in a loss of over GH¢538 million.
According to a charge sheet filed at the High Court in Accra, Antwi allegedly approved GH¢500.86 million in allowances for more than 60,000 fake names between August 2021 and February 2025. He faces 14 charges, including causing financial loss, stealing, and money laundering.
Oware Mensah, on a separate charge sheet, is accused of generating 9,934 ghost names from the NSA’s Central Management System. She allegedly used a company—Blocks of Life Consult Limited—linked to her mother’s driver to secure a bank facility by presenting the fake names as hire-purchase beneficiaries. This scheme reportedly earned her GH¢38.4 million through deductions over 11 months.
Both are expected to appear before the High Court in Accra to respond to the charges.
Author: Jasmine Adjei
Development journalist
