The former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, and his deputy, Gifty Oware, are scheduled to appear before the High Court in Accra today, Friday, October 17, 2025, to answer charges of alleged financial misconduct involving several millions of cedis.

Mr. Assibey Antwi has been charged with 14 counts, including causing financial loss to the state, stealing, and money laundering.

His charges are based on sections 179A(1) and 124(1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), as well as section 1(2)(c) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2020 (Act 1044).

According to prosecutors, the former NSS boss allegedly authorised payments to more than 60,000 ghost national service personnel and misappropriated public funds during his tenure between August 2021 and February 2025.

His deputy, Gifty Oware, also faces multiple charges, including stealing, money laundering, and abuse of office.

The Attorney-General’s Department alleges that Ms. Oware misappropriated approximately GH¢38.46 million between February 2022 and March 2024, during her supervision of finance, audit, and procurement operations at the Authority.

Prosecutors further claim that she dishonestly transferred GH¢31.5 million from a loan facility intended to support national service personnel into the account of her private company, Blocks of Life Consult, under the pretence of supplying goods through a hire-purchase arrangement.

The case is one of the most high-profile public sector corruption prosecutions in recent years, and both accused persons are expected to enter their pleas when proceedings commence.