Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, has announced the mysterious GH¢80 million from the Bank of Ghana account, delayed filing of National Service Secretariat (NSS) scandal charges.
The Attorney-General revealed that the National Service Authority scandal case was due to be filed last week when they stumbled upon further evidence.
According to the Attorney-General, they have uncovered a malfeasance involving an account at the Bank of Ghana, which transferred an amount of GHS189 million.
Dr Dominic Ayine noted that out of the GHS189 million, GHS 80 million could not be accounted for.
He, however, revealed that two cheques have been found in the name of the Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi.
Speaking during a press briefing at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 28, 2025, Dr. Ayine explained, “The National Service Authority scandal case was due to be filed last week when we stumbled upon further evidence of malfeasance involving an account at the Bank of Ghana, to which had been transferred an amount of One Hundred and Eighty-Nine Million Ghana Cedis (Ghs 189,000,000.00).
Out of this amount, Eighty Million Ghana Cedis cannot be traced, but we found two cheques bearing the name and account details of the former Director General, Mr. Osei Assibey, which had been used to withdraw funds totalling a little under Two Million Ghana Cedis (Ghs 2m) from the said account”.
He added, “We have therefore halted the filing of charges so as to await the receipt of the evidence from the relevant state agencies, including the Bank of Ghana, Ministry of Finance and the Controller and Accountant General”.
“As I speak, the BoG signalled to me that this morning, they are going to deliver the entire bank statement for my attention,” he said.
Dr Ayine added, “I am, however, happy to announce that at least eight suspects in this investigation have approached my office for plea negotiation, including three former officers of the National Service Authority”.
It will be recalled that Dr Dominic Ayine revealed that 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) ran a criminal enterprise which siphoned huge sums of public funds, including over GHC548 million.
Speaking to the media on Friday, June 13, 2025, Dr Ayine stated, “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 a docket after an 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 a 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 whopping 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.
Below are the names of the suspects
Mustapha Ussif – Former Executive Director
Osei Assibey Antwi – Former Director-General
Gifty Oware-Mensah – Former Deputy Executive Director
Ohene Gyan – Former Deputy Executive Director for Operations
Abraham Bismark Gaise – Former Internal Auditor
Kwaku D. Agyei – Accounts Officer
Iddrisu Ibn Abubakar – Former Head of Accounts
Stephen Kwabena Gyamfi – Koforidua Director, NSA
Price A. Awuku – District Director
Jacob Yawson – MIS Administrator, Northern Region
Note: Two additional unnamed remains.
