Dr. Dominic Ayine the Attorney General and Minister of Justice has revealed that GH¢8,256,000.00 million was paid into the Ezwich account of the Osei-Assibey Antwi the former Director General of the National Service Authority (NSA).
According to the Attorney General, the GH¢8.2million payment was made during the 2022/2023 service year.
Dr Dominic Ayine also revealed that the Ezwich card linked to the account was retrieved from the Osei-Assibey Antwi residence during a search operation.
Speaking to the media on the progress of the NSS ghost name scandal case, the Attorney General detailed, “In the 2022/2023 service year, a total of eight million, two hundred and fifty-six thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢8,256,000.00) was deposited into EZWICH account number 1177042059, which is registered in the name of suspect Osei Assibey.
Investigations showed that he personally received these funds. During a search at his residence, the aforementioned Ezwich card was found,” he revealed.
Dr. Dominic Ayine, further revealed that NSS ghost names suspect siphoned a whopping GHC548 million.
According to Dr Dominic Ayine, a full docket on investigations into the National Service scandal is ready and has been presented to his office.
He revealed that the former National Service Authority (NSA) under the former government ran a criminal enterprise which siphoned huge sums of public funds including over GHC548 million.
The AG revealed that twelve suspects will be charged in the National Service scandal.
According to the Attorney General, former Executive Director of the National Service Scheme, Mustapha Ussif, former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA) Osei Assibey Antwi and former Deputy Director in charge of Finance and Administration, Gifty Oware-Mensah.
Dr Ayine added, “I am here today to announce that I have received a full docket compiled by diligent and hardworking investigators at the BNI”.
“NIB officials and AG’s Office have worked to develop docket after investigation into the NSS scandal… We can confirm that over GHC 548 million [was] lost due to the criminal enterprise at NSS. Ghana lost over GHC 548 million through criminal enterprise operating at the National Service Authority.”
“In total we can confirm from our evidence in the docket and from the investigations that a whooping GHC5,48, 333, 542. 64.
“It was discovered that around 81, 885 were ghost names. Our investigations have revealed a criminal enterprise whose network covers the entire country. It was discovered that top officials and their accomplices in the private sector were involved,” he noted.
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GHC 8.25 million was paid into an Ezwich account linked to ex-director Osei Assibey In 2023. The card was later found in his house – Attorney General
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