Justice Srem Sai is the Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice
The Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Justice Srem Sai, has shared new details on the investigation on the National Service Scheme (NSS) scandal.
Speaking in an interview on Joy News, June 11, 2025, Justice Srem Sai reaffirmed that the investigation into the issue of ghost names on the NSS payroll has been completed and the state was putting together its case to start prosecution.
He indicated that 22 key suspects have been identified by investigators, adding that most of these people have expressed willingness to return the money they have been accused of stealing.
“Now, for all these, investigative reports are ready. It’s only ready for the aspect, which is on the ghost names. It was submitted last week by the investigators. We have started building a docket on that. When the investigators came, they identified 22 accused persons… There are more people, but you have to weigh the cost in terms of time, effort of bringing all these people to court, and the benefit you get from retrieving the money.
“So, we have to go through a certain process of having conversations with some of the accused persons, and I can tell you that a lot of them are willing to return the money,” he said.
Asked about the total amount of money the state lost in the scandal, Justice Srem Sai retorted, “Over GH¢500 million!”
He pointed out that it is possible the number of suspects will reduce from 22 because of the willingness of some of them to return the money they have been accused of embezzling.
He also disclosed that the issue of the ghost names on the NSS payroll is only one of the investigations on issues of corruption at the National Service Secretariat.
He added that the state is also probing allegations of corruption in the farms run by the secretariat.
Watch a video of his remarks below:
NSS Ghost Saga: The Investigative Report is ready. The investigators identified 22 accused persons and we are looking to recover over GHC 500 million – Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, Deputy Attorney General. #PMExpress pic.twitter.com/MlxQkV11pf
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) June 11, 2025
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