Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine has revealed that former directors of the National Service Authority (NSA) implicated in the recent ghost names scandal will be formally charged in the first week of May 2025.
This announcement follows a directive from President John Dramani Mahama for a comprehensive investigation into the discovery of 81,885 suspected ghost names on the NSA payroll. The anomaly was uncovered during a nationwide headcount of active national service personnel, as stated by Presidential Spokesperson and Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
The audit, commissioned by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, aimed to reconcile and clear outstanding service allowance arrears dating back to August 2024. The issue was first highlighted in an investigative report by The Fourth Estate in November 2024.
On March 20, the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) interrogated Osei Assibey Antwi, the former Executive Director of the NSA, regarding his alleged involvement in the payroll fraud, with his lawyer present during the questioning.
Speaking to journalists in Accra on Wednesday, April 30, Dr. Ayine stated, “The investigations into the National Service ghost names scandal have progressed well. We will be filing charges against some of the persons involved from the first week in May.”
Additionally, the Attorney General disclosed that the government plans to file charges in other high-profile cases, including the Sky Train project, the National Cathedral, procurement of mathematical sets, and the Senior High School WiFi initiative. He noted that dockets are currently being prepared for prosecution in these matters.
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