Auditor-General finds GH¢2.2bn illegally spent in NS Secretariat scandal – A-G

The Auditor-General has determined that GH¢2.2 billion was illegally spent in the National Service Secretariat (NSS) scandal, according to Justice Minister and Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine.

Speaking at the Government Accountability Series at the Jubilee House in Accra on Wednesday, Dr. Ayine said prosecutions have begun in both the Sky Train and National Service scandals.

“In the case of the latter, I have filed charges against the former Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Osei Assibey Antwi, and his deputy, Gifty Oware,” he disclosed. “Charges are being prepared against the rest of the officers and the so-called marketplace vendors.”

He said about ten separate cases will be filed in connection with the NSS scandal, adding that some implicated officers and vendors would serve as prosecution witnesses.

“This is a strategy that is working very well for us, and we intend to continue using that strategy,” Dr. Ayine explained.

He further announced that the Auditor-General’s forensic audit revealed the total amount illegally spent had reached GH¢2.2 billion—far above the GH¢548 million initially discovered by investigators as of June 2025.

“Based on the Auditor-General’s report, we are going to change our charge sheet in order to bring fresh charges,” he said.

Dr. Ayine also revealed that investigations are still ongoing in several other high-profile cases, including those involving the All African Games, Mathematical Sets procurement, Bank of Ghana’s new headquarters building, stadia renovation projects, and the National Cathedral.

On the National Cathedral issue, he said he had instructed the Auditor-General to conduct another forensic audit.

The National Cathedral project, initiated under the previous administration, was intended as a national Christian monument to host state religious events.

However, it has been dogged by allegations of procurement breaches, conflict of interest, and unaccounted expenditure running into hundreds of millions of cedis.

The latest probe aims to establish the extent of financial irregularities and identify those responsible for the mismanagement.