Ellen Ama Daaku, a communications officer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has told the former National Service Authority (NSA) officials, Gifty Oware-Mensah and Osei Assibey Antwi, to go to court and defend themselves.
According to Ellen Daaku, if Gifty Oware-Mensah and Osei Assibey Antwi are guilty, prison is waiting for them.
Speaking on GH One on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, she said, “… When you read the charge sheets, it definitely doesn’t look too good. So, I’m very happy that they have the opportunity to defend themselves. The moneys are huge. We are talking about almost GH¢700 million. They have to defend themselves.”
“I don’t think it’s much ado about nothing to be slapped with such cases as a Ghanaian, and it’s a dent on your image. So, you have the opportunity and in fact you have the mandate to go to court and defend yourself. These rumors have been going around for quite a while about the former administrators of the National Service; so for me, I just think that it’s right that they’ve been given the opportunity to go and defend themselves. Knowing the two of them, like I do know them, they will defend themselves,” she said.
She added, “If truly they have taken our money, as for the jail it’s there for us all but if they have not, I think we should also give them a very fair trial and let them defend themselves”.
Also, Ghanaian media personality, Afia Pokuaa, has warned New Patriotic Party Communicators not to justify the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, GH¢38.4 million National Service Authority (NSA) scandal.
According to Afia Pokua, the charges against Gifty Oware-Mensah are not small charges, and NPP communicators will find it difficult to justify them.
She emphasised that Gifty Oware must go to court and answer for herself, and not the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), should defend the charges filed against her.
Speaking on her show, shared on Instagram, Afia Pokuaa stated, “The national service scandal is disgusting. The charge against her is stealing, and that is not a small charge. Even the NPP gurus can not justify it. She should go and answer for herself in court. It just doesn’t make sense, and I don’t know any evidence she would use to justify herself… This is messed up”
“For her name to be attached to such a case is bad, but nobody should justify this. As I earlier said, innocent until proven guilty, so she should go and prove herself in court.
“Most of the people NPP gave appointments are questionable. She even gave a scholarship to her husband; meanwhile, some poor people genuinely wanted the scholarship. Whether she is guilty or not, this is unquestionable and a complete conflict of interest”, she added.
Their comment comes on the heels of 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.
Also, Osei Assibey Antwi, the immediate past Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), has been charged with 14 counts.
His charges included causing financial loss to the Republic, stealing, and money laundering, in a case involving more than GH¢500 million.
According to the charge sheet, Osei Assibey Antwi is accused of authorising payments to over 60,000 non-existent national service personnel and misappropriating public funds.
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Former National Service Authority boss and his deputy should defend themselves in court… – Ellen Daaku (Special Aide to Dr. Bawumia)#GHOneNews #EIBNetwork #GHOneTV #NewsAlert #GHToday pic.twitter.com/j3ngcuTFMX
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) October 15, 2025