Gifty Oware-Mensah is the former Deputy Director of NSA
The former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah has been directed by an Accra High Court to file her list of witnesses by December 17, 2025.
Appearing before the court on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, for a Case Management Conference, presiding judge Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay directed that the list be filed before the next adjourned date.
Gifty Oware-Mensah pleads not guilty to GH¢38 million NSA scandal
According to a report by GH One, the case has been adjourned to December 17, 2025, for a Case Management Conference.
Gifty Oware-Mensah, who is also an Executive Member of the Ghana Football Association is facing charges including stealing and money laundering in the ongoing GH¢38 million “ghost names” scandal.
The charges against Oware-Mensah stem from allegations by the Attorney General’s Department, accusing her of stealing over GH¢38 million between February 2022 and March 2024 while overseeing finance, audit, and procurement at the NSA.
Prosecutors claim she diverted GH¢31.5 million from a loan facility intended to support National Service Personnel into private company accounts linked to her, using “ghost names” from the Authority’s system.
Gifty Oware-Mensah out on bail after weeks in custody
She faces counts of stealing, willfully causing financial loss to the state, abuse of public office for personal gain, and money laundering.
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