Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, the former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), has been charged with 14 counts, including causing financial loss to the Republic, stealing, and money laundering.
The Attorney-General’s officer has dragged him to court in a case involving more than GH¢600 million.
The case files before an Accra High Court accused the former NSA official of allegedly authorising payments to over 60,000 non-existent national service personnel and misappropriating public funds during his tenure between August 2021 and February 2025.
He has been charged with multiple counts under sections 179A(1) and 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and section 1(2)(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044).
According to the prosecution, the former NSA boss wilfully caused a financial loss of GH¢500,861,744.02 to the Republic by authorising the payment of allowances to over 60,000 “ghost” service personnel between August 2021 and February 2025.
He also faces six counts of stealing, with the prosecution claiming that between August 2023 and May 2024, he dishonestly appropriated various sums of money totalling several million cedis belonging to the National Service Authority.
The alleged thefts include:
GH¢3.6 million on August 22, 2023
GH¢516,000 each on September 11, October 26, and November 23, 2023
GH¢1.03 million on December 18, 2023
GH¢2.06 million on May 14, 2024
Transfers to Personal Account
Prosecutors further allege that between January 2022 and December 2024, Mr Assibey Antwi allegedly caused an additional GH¢8.26 million loss to the state by authorising transfers from the NSA’s Control Account to his personal e-zwich card account (No. 1177042059).
He has therefore been charged with money laundering regarding this matter on the grounds that he knowingly took possession of funds that were proceeds of unlawful activity.
Kumawu Farm Project Allegations
The charge sheet also cites unauthorised withdrawals from the Kumawu Farm Project account (No. 1018631542212), amounting to GH¢74 million, which prosecutors say were not used for their intended purpose.
Specifically, Mr Assibey Antwi is accused of:
Withdrawing GH¢55 million on September 30, 2022,
GH¢15 million on October 20, 2023, and
GH¢4 million on January 24, 2024—all allegedly without expending the funds on the project.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
