Gifty Oware-Mensah now faces criminal charges for allegedly misappropriating GH¢38,458,248.87 from the National Service Scheme (NSS). The Attorney General’s office says the alleged misdeeds took place between February 2022 and September 2024.
Prosecutors accuse her of diverting funds through various methods. Part of the money—GH¢22,925,518.69—was allegedly transferred to Amaecom Global, a company she reportedly directed.
She is also accused of creating fake companies, using ghost names on the NSS payroll, and exploiting National Service allowances to secure large bank loans.
The Attorney General claims she manipulated personal data without people’s knowledge to form phantom entities, then presented them as legitimate businesses.
In one scheme, she allegedly used National Service allowances as “security” to obtain a loan of GH¢30,698,218 from the Agricultural Development Bank.
Investigations into NSS finances have uncovered huge irregularities. In 2024, NSS reported paying 180,030 people. But auditors counted just 98,145 real workers. That suggests more than 81,000 ghost names were on payrolls, costing the state over GH¢50 million monthly.
Gifty Oware-Mensah previously held a senior role at NSS and also sits on the Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association.
She was arrested and questioned by intelligence officers and later released on bail.
Meanwhile, other high-ranking figures tied to NSS and sports funding are facing parallel probes. The scandal has fueled public debate over oversight, accountability, and institutional reforms.
