The hearing of the National Service Authority ghost names case has been adjourned after the Lawyers of Gifty Oware informed the court that she has submitted a two-day medical excuse duty.
The court was expected to begin the hearing of the case after the Attorney General’s office early this week filed criminal charges against Executive Director Osei Assibey Antwi and former Deputy Executive Director Gifty Oware-Mensah.
The court was expected to sit at 1 pm today, October 17, 2025 but the Lawyers for the second accused told the court that she was sick and could not make it to the hospital.
The Office of the Attorney-General has filed criminal charges against two former senior officials of the National Service Authority (NSA) in connection with an alleged GH¢653 million corruption scandal.
The accused, former Executive Director Osei Assibey Antwi and former Deputy Executive Director Gifty Oware-Mensah, are facing separate prosecutions at the Accra High Court for their alleged roles in two elaborate financial schemes that defrauded the state through ghost service personnel and fake bank loans.
Court filings indicate that Mr. Antwi faces 14 counts, including causing financial loss to the Republic, stealing, and money laundering.
He is accused of authorizing payments to over 60,000 fictitious service personnel, resulting in losses exceeding GHC 500 million.
Prosecutors further allege that he diverted more than GH¢106 million from the NSA’s Kumawu Farm Project and transferred GH¢8.26 million into his personal e-zwich account.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Oware-Mensah faces five counts, including willfully causing financial loss and using public office for profit.
She allegedly created nearly 10,000 fake service records and used them to secure a GH¢31.5 million loan from the Agricultural Development Bank through her private company, Blocks of Life Consult.
The prosecution says she transferred over GH¢22 million to another company she co-owned, causing a total loss of GH¢38.4 million to the state.
Source:Lovinghananews.com
