Gifty Oware-Mensah, the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), has been granted a GH¢10 million bail by the Accra High Court.
In court, Gifty Oware-Mensah pleaded not guilty to five charges levelled against her by the Attorney General.
The former NSA Deputy Executive Director pleaded not guilty to five charges, including stealing and money laundering, in the ₵38 million ghost names scandal.
She made her court appearance at the Accra High Court on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
John Boadu, a Former NPP General Secretary, was captured in a video at the court, seated next to Gifty Oware-Mensah.
Gifty Oware-Mensah was granted a GH¢10 million bail with three sureties in connection with the NSA ghost names scandal.
As part of her bail conditions, Gifty Oware-Mensah has been ordered to deposit all her passports and has been placed on a stop list at all entry and exit points in the country.
The case has been adjourned to November 25, 2025.
Meanwhile, the High Court in Accra had earlier adjourned proceedings in the cases involving the former Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, and his deputy, Gifty Oware-Mensah.
The court decision follows the two suspects’ failure to show up in court.
However, the former Director-General, Osei Asibey Antwi lawyer appeared before the High Court today, informing the court that his client had been instructed to report to police investigators in Kumasi.
The lawyer further revealed that the defence team had not yet been served with a charge sheet.
The High Court then directed that the charge sheet and hearing notices be served to the accused, after which the case would be recalled for hearing.
Hearing Gifty Oware-Mensah was also adjourned after lawyers informed the court she had submitted a two-day medical excuse for duty.
Background
Gifty Oware-Mensah, who is a Deputy Director-General of the National Service Authority, has been charged with stealing and willfully causing financial loss to the state.
The Attorney-General’s Department alleged Gifty Oware-Mensah misappropriated a total of GH¢38,458,248.87 between February 2022 and March 2024, overseeing finance, audit, and procurement at the NSA.
According to prosecutors, she dishonestly transferred GH¢31.5 million from a loan facility meant to support National Service Personnel into her private company accounts.
The said money was under the pretext of supplying goods on a hire-purchase basis; however, investigation revealed no such goods were supplied, and the names used to secure the loan were ghost names from the NSA’s internal system.
AG also alleged, “Out of the money received, the accused transferred GH¢22,925,518,69 to Amaecom Global Company of which she was a director, and the remaining amount to three other companies.”
Gifty Oware-Mensah’s charges include “Stealing GH¢31,502,091.40 belonging to the National Service Authority. Willfully causing financial loss to the state through the fake hire-purchase arrangement, Abuse of public office for personal gain and Money laundering through the transfer of funds into personal and affiliated accounts”.
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The High Court has granted the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority, Gifty Oware-Mensah, GH¢10 million bail with three sureties in connection with the NSA ghost names scandal.#UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/YsBVxj110F
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