The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that the total amount of money allegedly stolen in the National Service Scheme (NSS) “ghost names” scandal is now GHC2.2 billion, and not GHC548 million as announced earlier.
This was an update he provided at the Government Accountability Series on Wednesday, October 21, 2025.
Dr. Ayine, in June this year, stated that Ghana had lost over GHC548 million through a criminal enterprise operating within the National Service Authority (NSA) after investigations were conducted by his team.
However, following a forensic audit by the Auditor-General, a new figure of GHC2.2 billion has been uncovered as the total amount of money stolen.
“I wish to announce that the Auditor-General has conducted a forensic audit into the National Service scandal, and the total amount of money stolen or illegally spent now stands at GHC2.2 billion, and not the GHC548 million that was uncovered by my investigators as of June 2025. I have here a copy of the Auditor-General’s report. We are going to base on this, in some cases, to amend our charge sheet in order to bring fresh charges,” he stated.
He added that investigations are still ongoing into several other matters, including the All African Games, the mathematical sets contract, the Bank of Ghana new building, stadia renovation, and the National Cathedral project.
“In the case of the National Cathedral, we have requested that the Auditor-General conduct another forensic audit, and he is being assisted by one of the Big Four accounting firms,” Dr. Ayine concluded.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
