Government spokesperson and Communication Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that the Attorney-General’s office has delayed the filing of a major corruption case involving the National Service Authority (NSA) after stumbling upon new and disturbing evidence.
Kwakye Ofosu disclosed that the case, which was due to be filed last week, has been temporarily held back following the discovery of additional evidence of alleged financial misconduct. According to him, the Attorney-General indicated that investigators had uncovered a suspicious transaction involving a staggering One Hundred and Eighty-Nine Million Ghana Cedis (GH¢189,000,000.00).
This amount, he said, had reportedly been transferred into a special account at the Bank of Ghana linked to the ongoing scandal at the NSA.
“The Attorney-General has informed us that the case was ready for court last week, but further investigations revealed more troubling details,” Kwakye Ofosu stated. “An account at the Bank of Ghana had received GH¢189 million, and this transaction is now a key part of the broader investigation into the malfeasance at the National Service Authority.”
“Out of this amount, Eighty Million Ghana Cedis cannot be traced but we found two cheques bearing the name and account details of the former Director General, Mr. Osei Assibey, which had been used to withdraw funds totaling a little under Two Million Ghana Cedis (GH¢2m) from the said account”.
“We have therefore halted the filing of charges so as to await the receipt of the evidence from the relevant state agencies, including the Bank of Ghana, Ministry of Finance and the Controller and Accountant General.”
The National Service Authority has been under scrutiny in recent months after preliminary audits and whistleblower reports pointed to large-scale financial irregularities and potential embezzlement of public funds.
Though official details from the Attorney-General’s department remain limited, the emergence of this new evidence is expected to significantly widen the scope of the prosecution and possibly implicate more officials.
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The public and civil society organizations have been calling for transparency and swift action, urging the government to ensure accountability in what is shaping up to be one of the biggest financial scandals in the public service sector in recent years.
As of now, no official charges have been filed, but sources indicate that the docket is being revised to include the new evidence before court proceedings commence.
