The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has revealed that Osei Assibey Antwi, the former Director General of the National Service Authority (NSA), paid a Ghanaian Member of Parliament (MP) to suppress media coverage of the ghost names scandal. In an update on the investigations conducted by the Office of the Attorney General and the ORAL team, Dr. Ayine confirmed that significant progress has been made in uncovering corruption within the scheme.
Dr. Ayine disclosed that eight suspects linked to the National Service Scheme scandal had been interrogated, with several providing incriminating evidence. “Because these matters are still under investigation, I can confirm that the investigation will conclude in the National Service and the Sky Train Scandal by the middle of April for the prosecution to begin.
In connection with the National Service Scandal, eight suspects have been interrogated, and several of them have begun to cooperate with investigators. We have gathered evidence showing that payments were made into the accounts of top executives at the National Service by private vendors affiliated with the scheme. Additionally, we have evidence indicating that in November 2024, the CEO of the National Service Scheme (NSS) and others paid a Ghanaian Member of Parliament to suppress the story in the media and to defend them.
By: William Narh
