Ghana Football Association Executive Council member Frederick Acheampong has pushed back against calls for fellow ExCo member Gifty Oware-Mensah to be suspended following her naming as a key suspect in the GH¢548 million National Service Scheme (NSS) fraud scandal.
Speaking after the 31st GFA Congress in Prampram during an interview with Sporty FM on August 13, 2025, Acheampong stressed that due process must prevail.
“The laws are very clear: a person is innocent until proven guilty. You saw Gifty Oware-Mensah at Congress, and she hasn’t been found guilty of anything,” Acheampong said.
Oware-Mensah, a former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority, in June 2025, was named by Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine as one of the central figures in a scheme involving ghost names, inflated budgets, and misappropriated funds.
According to the AG, she allegedly used 9,934 fictitious service personnel to divert millions into private accounts, including Gh₵22.9 million to a company she directs.
The revelations, part of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) investigation, have sparked public outrage.
Yet, at Congress, Oware-Mensah maintained her place and is now in line to become the GFA’s second vice president following a rule change to comply with CAF and FIFA’s requirement for female representation in the association’s top leadership.
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