President John Dramani Mahama has stated that he has directed authorities to declare the culprits of the National Service scandal who are on the run as wanted and to freeze their assets.
He said this is part of efforts to hold the officials accountable for their stewardship.
Delivering his State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, February 27, he said, “I have directed that the culprits be declared wanted and their assets frozen.”
Over the weekend, the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) detained Yaw Danso, an accountant at the National Service Authority (NSA), in connection with the ghost names payroll scandal that has rocked the institution.
His arrest follows that of Kwaku Ohene Gyan, the former Deputy Director of Operations at NSA, who was taken into custody on February 22, 2025. Meanwhile, Gifty Oware-Mensah, the former Deputy Executive Director of NSA, remains on the run as authorities intensify their search for suspects linked to the fraudulent payroll scheme.
