President John Dramani Mahama has boldly directed that culprits of the National Service ghost names scandal be declared wanted and their assets frozen.
According to John Mahama some of the culprits of the NSS scandal have fled the country.
Delivering his first State of the Nation Address in his second term to Parliament on Thursday, February 27 stated, “I have directed that culprits be declared wanted and their assets frozen. Such brazen stealing of state resources should not go unpunished”.
John Mahama assured the Ghanaian people his administration remains dedicated to fighting corruption and strengthening institutions to foil monetary mishandling.
According to reports, Kwaku Ohene Gyan was detained after he was picked up on Saturday evening February 22, 2025, but has since been released.
Kwaku Ohene Gyan’s was picked and detained following President John Dramani Mahama’s order to the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) to investigate the NSS ‘ghost names’ scandal.
81,885 suspected ghost names on the payroll of the NSS following a head count of active National Service personnel at the behest of the Minister for Finance as a prerequisite for the clearance of allowance arrears dating back to August 2024.
The information gathered reveals at least more individuals have been named as persons of interest in the NSS ghost name scandal.
Honourable Mustapha Ussif, Akufo-Addo’s first NSS CEO, Henry Nana Boakye a board member of the NSS, Gifty Oware, Kwaku Ohene Djan, Osei Assibey Antwi are among the 5 fingered in the NSS ghost scandal.
The public has placed more focus on the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Gifty Oware-Mensah who according to reports oversaw the payment of some allowances into the accounts of 81,885 ghost service personnel.
The information gathered also reveals Gifty Oware-Mensah, the former Deputy Executive Director of the NSA is currently on the run.
According to reports about 17 persons could likely be invited for questioning as the NSS ghost name scandal started from 2017 to 2024 when they were exposed.
