Sir Obama Pokuase, NPP-affiliated social media activist, has taken to Facebook to express surprise over the apparent lack of public defense for former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, who remains in the custody of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) after failing to meet bail conditions tied to an ongoing payroll fraud investigation during her tenure.
“I find it quite amusing how nobody is defending this lady; not even a single soul from the party or NSS have I seen on social media going to her defence. Is there something I am unaware of?,” he stated.
“Anybody with her contact should kindly send me a DM. I want to ask her a few questions because the allegations against her are so wild such that she needs a defence team both in court and in the media,” he added.
Her arrest followed President John Dramani Mahama’s 2025 directive for the NIB to investigate NSS operations under the previous government. The probe reportedly uncovered up to 81,885 suspected ghost names on the Authority’s payroll, with Gifty Oware-Mensah allegedly benefiting during her tenure.
After posting on Facebook, Sir Obama Pokuase revealed that only 3% of the over 500 comments were in Gifty Oware’s favor, while the rest were negative. He further disclosed that many users sent him direct messages sharing “unpleasant experience” encounters with her while she served as Deputy NSS boss.
“As if that was not enough, I had others sending me DMs to also share their unpleasant experience with her during her time as Deputy NSS boss. As I type, there are several of those messages I haven’t even been able to respond due to time constraints, and so, to get firsthand information, I decided to call Gifty myself to hear her side, and guess what….See more,” he stated.
Sir Obama Pokuase confirmed he personally phoned Gifty to hear her side of the story, though what transpired during the conversation remains undisclosed.
Reactions remain mixed, with some praising her and calling her innocent, while the majority labeled her “disrespectful” and criticized her treatment of them during her tenure.