Investigative journalist Kwaku Krobea Asante of The Fourth Estate has uncovered the officials who led the National Service Authority (NSA) during former President Akufo-Addo’s administration when the ghost names scandal first emerged.
The findings were part of an investigative report published by The Fourth Estate in November 2024, shedding light on fraudulent payments within the NSA.
Appearing on The Point of View with Bernard Avle on Channel One TV, Asante named Henry Nana Boakye, Osei Assibey Antwi, Mustapha Ussif, Gifty Oware, and Kwaku Ohene Djan as the key figures who oversaw the institution at the time.
While he stopped short of directly accusing these officials of embezzlement, Asante emphasized that they were responsible for managing the agency when the financial irregularities took place.
“The period that we focused our investigations on, you have Henry Nana Boakye – Nana B, you have Hon. Mustapha Ussif, the former Sports Minister, the immediate past Director General, Osei Assibey Antwi, Gifty Oware Mensah, who was also a deputy director, then you have one gentleman called Kwaku Ohene Djan, who was also a deputy director for the NSA.
“Our point is not necessarily to say that these are people who have stolen money, so to say, but our point is that these were people who were in charge of the scheme,” he stated.
