Gifty Oware-Mensah, former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), has been formally arraigned before the High Court in Accra on multiple charges, including stealing, causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, and abuse of public office.
According to the Attorney-General’s Department, Oware-Mensah allegedly misappropriated a total of GH₵38,458,248.87 between February 2022 and March 2024 while overseeing finance, audit, and procurement at the NSA.
Details of the Allegations
Prosecutors allege that Oware-Mensah dishonestly transferred GH₵31.5 million from a loan facility—specifically meant to support National Service Personnel—into the account of her private company, Blocks of Life Consult. This transfer was purportedly made under the pretext of supplying goods on a hire-purchase basis.
Subsequent investigations revealed that:
- No such goods were ever supplied.
- The names used to secure the loan were “ghost names” that she had generated from the NSA’s internal system.
The loan was originally secured through an agreement with the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), with repayments expected to be deducted from the allowances of 9,934 National Service Personnel, all of whom were later discovered to be fictitious.
The Specific Charges
The charges brought against her include:
- Stealing GH₵31,502,091.40 belonging to the National Service Authority.
- Willfully causing financial loss to the state through the fake hire-purchase arrangement.
- Abuse of public office for personal gain.
- Money laundering through the transfer of funds into personal and affiliated accounts.
Part of the misappropriated funds was reportedly traced to Amaecom Global Company, where Oware-Mensah was also a director, as well as other companies linked to her.
Investigations were initially triggered by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) following reports of corruption and financial irregularities at the NSA.
Source: Citinewsroom
