A pro New Patriotic Party (NPP) X user, Gen. Buhari has expressed disappointment in the John Dramani Mahama administration over the detention of former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah.
In a post on X, he accused the Mahama administration of abusing its power with this recent arrest.
He wrote, “This is an abuse of power by the Mahama administration taking into account the fact that Gifty was arrested and granted bail the day she returned to Ghana. This is a breach of faith.”
He also chastised the NIB for refusing Gifty Oware’s lawyers and husband from seeing her.
There have been report the NIB picked up Gifty Oware-Mensah on Friday, March 7, 2025 and has since been denied bail.
Gifty Oware-Aboagye has been fingered deeply in the NSS ghost name scandal, according to reports she oversaw the payment of some allowances into the accounts of 81,885 ghost service personnel.
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.
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.
In the heat of these allegations, reports revealed Gifty Oware-Mensah was in Morocco with the female national team as the chairperson of the Management Committee.
It was also claimed Gifty Oware-Mensah will come back to Ghana with the team and avail herself of accountability.
On February 4, 2025 a video surfaced of Gifty Oware Mensah arriving at the Kotoka International Airport after reports she had gone into hiding as the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) intensified its investigation.
In the video shared by social media influencer Kalyjay, Gifty Oware Mensah was captured at the arrival hall of Terminal 3 at the Kotoka International Airport.
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The NIB (BNI), has detained Gifty Oware. They have sent her to an unknown location. Not even the husband is being allowed access to her. This is an abuse of power by the Mahama administration taking into account the fact that Gifty was arrested and granted bail the day… pic.twitter.com/0DtaJsDrt8
— Gen. Buhari (@Gen_Buhari_) March 7, 2025
