Former National Service Deputy Director Gifty Oware-Mensah Charged with Alleged GH¢38.4 Million Theft and Money Laundering
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has formally signed a charge sheet against the former Deputy Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, accusing her of multiple offences including money laundering, stealing, and causing financial loss to the state.
The six-page charge sheet, dated October 13, 2025, details alleged financial irregularities and unauthorized transactions amounting to over GH¢38,458,248.87 that reportedly occurred between February 2022 and March 2024.
According to the Attorney General’s office, Gifty Oware-Mensah allegedly misappropriated the funds through a private entity known as Block of Life Consult, which prosecutors claim she used to receive and transfer state funds for her personal benefit.
The charge sheet, as cited by GhanaWeb, claims the accused generated 9,934 ghost names and presented them to the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) under the pretext of supplying goods on hire purchase to National Service Personnel (NSPs).
These purported ghost names were allegedly used as part of a loan application worth GH¢78,139,910.00, which the bank partially approved, disbursing GH¢31,502,091.40 after determining that the original request was excessive.
Court documents indicate that the approved loan amount was deposited into an account titled “NSA Hire Purchase” and later transferred under the accused’s instructions into the account of Block of Life Consult, a company registered in her name.
“The loan amount of GH¢31,502,091.40 was disbursed into the NSA Hire Purchase account, and on the accused’s instructions to the bank, the loan amount was subsequently transferred into Block of Life Consult, her company’s account,” the charge sheet stated.
The document adds that Gifty Oware-Mensah later transferred GH¢22,925,518.69 to another business, Amaecom Global Company, where she allegedly served as a director, and distributed the remaining funds among three other companies.
The Attorney General’s office further alleges that the transactions caused the state to incur an additional financial loss of GH¢6,956,157.47 in interest charges accumulated on the loan from ADB.
According to prosecutors, the accused “willfully caused financial loss to the state” by facilitating a fraudulent hire-purchase scheme without proper authorization.
The charge sheet claims the loan agreement was secured under false pretences and that no legitimate arrangement existed between the National Service Authority and Block of Life Consult for the supply of goods to personnel.
The six page document outlines four major charges against Gifty Oware-Mensah, including:
- Stealing GH¢31,502,091.40 belonging to the National Service Authority.
- Willfully causing financial loss to the state amounting to GH¢6,956,157.47.
- Abuse of public office for personal gain through unauthorized financial arrangements.
- Money laundering, by transferring illicit funds into personal and affiliated corporate accounts.
The Attorney General’s office alleges that these activities were conducted “with intent to defraud the state and conceal the true ownership of the proceeds.”
The prosecution is expected to formally arraign Gifty Oware-Mensah before a court in Accra in the coming days. If convicted, the offences listedparticularly stealing and money laundering, carry severe penalties under Ghana’s Criminal and Other Offences Act (Act 29) and the Anti-Money Laundering Act (Act 1044).
As of publication, neither Mrs. Oware-Mensah nor her legal representatives have publicly commented on the charges. The National Service Authority and the Agricultural Development Bank are yet to release official statements regarding the alleged transactions.
Gifty Oware-Mensah previously served as the Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority, where she was responsible for administrative oversight and coordination of national service operations.
The case marks one of the largest alleged financial irregularities involving a senior public official in recent years, reigniting discussions on governance, accountability, and oversight in Ghana’s public sector.
