Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Secretariat (NSS), Gifty Oware-Mensah, is scheduled to return to Ghana on Tuesday afternoon, where sources indicate she will be arrested upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport. She is expected to be taken into custody by the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) for interrogation.

The NIB is investigating Ms. Oware-Mensah’s role in an alleged payroll fraud scheme at the NSS, which has been linked to the use of ghost names to siphon millions of cedis in allowances. As the Deputy Executive Director in charge of administration and finance, she is expected to be a central figure in the ongoing probe.

The scheme, reportedly costing the state GH₵50 million per month, is said to have run over an extended period, though the exact duration remains unclear. The NIB’s investigation has already led to the arrest and questioning of Kwaku Ohene Djan, another former NSS Deputy Executive Director, in connection with the allegations.

In response to the growing scandal, the government has initiated an extradition process to bring key suspects back to Ghana, following reports that some individuals involved in the fraud had fled the country to avoid arrest.

Key figures within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), under which Ms. Oware-Mensah was appointed, are reportedly organizing to meet her upon arrival at the airport and accompany her to the NIB for questioning.

Source:TheDotNews