Former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, and his deputy, Gifty Oware, are scheduled to appear in court today, October 17, 2025, to face charges of alleged financial misconduct amounting to several million cedis.
Mr. Assibey Antwi is facing 14 counts, including causing financial loss to the state, stealing, and money laundering.
The charges are brought under sections 179A(1) and 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and section 1(2)(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044).
According to prosecutors, the former NSS boss allegedly approved payments to over 60,000 ghost national service personnel and diverted public funds during his tenure from August 2021 to February 2025.
His deputy, Gifty Oware, is also facing several charges, including stealing, money laundering, and abuse of office.
The Attorney-General’s Department claims she misappropriated about GH¢38.46 million between February 2022 and March 2024 while overseeing finance, audit, and procurement at the Authority.
Prosecutors further allege that Ms. Oware “dishonestly transferred GH¢31.5 million from a loan facility meant to support national service personnel into the account of her private firm, Blocks of Life Consult, under the guise of supplying goods on a hire-purchase arrangement.”
Source: Adomonline
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