The AG is set to file charges against Mustapha Ussif, Gifty Oware-Mensah and Osei Assibey Antwi
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has disclosed that a network including top officials within the National Service Authority (NSA) caused the state to lose over GH¢548 million through the inclusion of ghost names in the National Service Scheme payroll.
They include former Sports Minister and former NSS Executive Director, Mustapha Ussif; Ghana Football Association Executive Council member and former NSS Deputy Director, Gifty Oware-Mensah; and Osei Assibey Antwi, the immediate past Executive Director of the National Service Scheme and among others.
Speaking at a press briefing on Friday, June 13, 2025, he explained that an investigation by his office had uncovered how these individuals in positions of authority during the previous administration orchestrated what he described as a “criminal enterprise” involving directors, staff, and service providers.
“In the 2022/2023 service year, 350,926,977.12 was lost to the state. for the 2023/2024 service year, 32,881, 157.07 was lost to the republic. In total, as stated, we lost about 548,333,542.65 to the criminal enterprise perpetrated by these executives, directors, and staff, as well as 5the service providers in the market.
“The criminal enterprise that resulted in the loss of this colossal loss of sum of money involved the creation of ghost names in the NSA payroll system by some directors and staff, which was subsequently exploited to misappropriate state funds for their gain,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice is set to file criminal charges against former Sports Minister and former NSS Executive Director, Mustapha Ussif; Ghana Football Association Executive Council member and former NSS Deputy Director, Gifty Oware-Mensah; and Osei Assibey Antwi, the immediate past Executive Director of the National Service Scheme and others in the coming weeks.
The charges stem from investigations into alleged financial misconduct, including payroll fraud, misuse of public funds, money laundering and other irregularities during their respective tenures in public service.
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