Ghanaian Radio and media personality, Afia Pokua, commonly known as Vim Lady, has expressed shock at the boldness of the former Deputy NSA Director, Gifty Oware Mensah.
Her shock stems from how Gifty Oware Mensah orchestrated such an elaborate scheme at the NSA, which struggles to pay thousands of Ghanaian graduates.
According to Afia Pokua, Ghanaians need a Netflix documentary on Gifty Oware’s brain.
Afia Pokua noted that Gifty Oware Mensah’s husband testifying against her gives her away as to how malicious a person she is.
Speaking on Okay FM, Afia Pokua stated, “What even gives you away is the fact that your husband is testifying against you. That shows you are a malicious person. You took your husband’s Ghana card to open a company. You had opened all these companies to siphon money meant for national service personnel”.
“These personnel were working every day, suffering, and they couldn’t get paid on time. Some had to perch with their friends in hostels cause they couldn’t afford rent.
“How much were they earning that you had to take that meagre amount and still add ghost names on top? We were seeing 100-year-old and 3-year-old people on the list. Why?” she questioned.
Afia Pokua further revealed that Gifty Oware Mensah’s alleged attempt to buy a football team was part of his grand strategy to obtain authenticity and avoid inquiry.
She bantered that the bizarre case is worthy of a Netflix documentary, “Your brain has to be studied… after this case, we need a Netflix documentary on this,” she noted.
However, in court, Gifty Oware-Mensah was granted a GH¢10 million bail by the Accra High Court.
She 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, Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has revealed that the National Service ghost names scandal now stands at GHC2.2 billion and not GHC548 million.
According to the Attorney General, following a forensic audit by the Auditor-General, a new figure of GHC2.2 billion has been uncovered to be the amount of money stolen.
He revealed that, per this new information, the charge sheet against the suspects will be amended for fresh charges to be brought against these suspects.
Speaking at the press briefing on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, Dr Dominic Ayine added, “ I wish to announce that the Auditor-General has conducted a forensic audit into the National Service scandal, and the total amount of money stolen or illegally spent now stands at GHC2.2 billion and not the GHC548 million that was uncovered by my investigators as at June 2025.
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Radio and media personality, Afia Pokua aka Vim lady has expressed shock at the temerity of the former Deputy NSA Director, Gifty Oware Mensah to orchestrate such an elaborate scheme in an institution that struggles to pay thousands of Ghanaian graduates. pic.twitter.com/Zoct4YeuWm
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