Information reaching Ghanapoliticsonline.com suggests that Gifty Oware-Mensah, the Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), is allegedly making arrangements to leave Ghana amidst a brewing scandal involving ¢500 million tied to ghost names on the Scheme’s payroll.
According to sources close to the situation, the Office of the Registrar of Academic Leaders (ORAL) team recently received its first dossier detailing the extent of the alleged corruption within the NSS. The scandal, which implicates several high-ranking officials, centers around payments made to individuals who do not exist on the Scheme’s official records.
The report alleges that Oware-Mensah, a key figure in the NSS, may be seeking to evade accountability by leaving the country. Insiders claim her office has gone as far as threatening several media houses to deter them from publishing stories that could tarnish her reputation.
Multiple journalists who spoke to Ghanapoliticsonline.com under anonymity expressed concern over the heavy-handed tactics reportedly employed to suppress the story. “We’ve been warned not to run stories on this issue. It’s an attack on press freedom,” one journalist lamented.
This development raises serious questions about transparency and accountability within the NSS, an institution tasked with overseeing the deployment of graduates for national service.
Efforts to reach Gifty Oware-Mensah and her office for comments on the allegations proved unsuccessful at the time of filing this report. The silence from the NSS leadership and relevant authorities has further fueled speculation about the veracity of the claims.
The alleged ¢500 million scandal has the potential to further erode public trust in government institutions, particularly at a time when many Ghanaians are calling for greater scrutiny of public officeholders.
As the story unfolds, many are watching closely to see whether the law will take its course and whether the National Service Scheme will conduct a transparent investigation into the matter.
Stay tuned to Ghanapoliticsonline.com for updates on this developing story.
