Gifty Oware-Mensah, the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), has returned to Ghana and is prepared to assist the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) in its investigation into claims that at least 80,000 ghost names were found on the authority’s payroll. This was disclosed by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
According to the Effutu MP and lawyer, Mrs. Oware-Mensah arrived in Ghana on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, and is willing to appear before the NIB with her legal team.
“I am aware that Gifty arrived this afternoon. I have been in touch with her; she’s here in Ghana. Her lawyers are in contact with the National Investigation Bureau, and I am sure she will make herself available. Whatever the state investigation authorities have, they will proceed within due process,” he stated.
Afenyo-Markin emphasized that while he and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) support accountability, they also stand for due process.
“My view is that the NPP is not against accountability, including myself. We have served in public office, and if the new government requires former officials to provide explanations on certain matters, it is within their right to do so,” he noted.
Addressing speculations surrounding her absence, NPP Deputy General Secretary Haruna Mohammed clarified to Joy News that Mrs. Oware-Mensah had not fled the country to evade accountability but was on official business abroad.
“I want to state that the fraud allegation remains just that—an allegation. It is a claim that has been made about the National Service Authority, but it has not been proven,” he added.
The development follows President John Dramani Mahama’s directive in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 27, urging security agencies to place individuals suspected of corruption on a wanted list.
Meanwhile, former NSA Deputy Director of Operations Kwaku Ohene Gyan, also known as Osonoba, was previously arrested and questioned by the NIB regarding the case.
By Najat Adamu