{"id":99144,"date":"2025-10-18T11:24:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99144"},"modified":"2025-10-18T11:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:24:24","slug":"nsa-scandal-nana-yaw-sarpong-calls-for-rigorous-audits-and-asset-freezes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=99144","title":{"rendered":"NSA scandal: Nana Yaw Sarpong calls for rigorous audits and asset freezes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 42 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Deputy General Secretary of the United Party (UP) and Political Assistant to Alan Kyeremateng, Nana Yaw Sarpong, has urged a comprehensive investigation into the scandal of charges filed by the Office of the Attorney-General against two former top directors of the National Service Authority (NSA).<\/p>\n<p>The duo has been charged with allegedly defrauding the country of about GH\u00a2653 million.<\/p>\n<p>The former Executive Director, Osei Assibey Antwi, and former Deputy Executive Director, Gifty Oware-Mensah, face allegations of masterminding schemes involving \u201cghost\u201d service personnel and fraudulent bank loans, according to court documents filed at the High Court in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on JoyNews\u2019 Newsfile on Saturday, Nana Yaw Sarpong stressed the need for a thorough audit of all accounts related to the individuals involved. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should audit every single account of these individuals involved, and trace all financial transactions,\u201d he stated. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: Osei Assibey, Gifty Oware charged in GH\u00a2653m NSA \u2018Ghost names\u2019 and fraud scandal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Highlighting concerns about the scale and time frame of the alleged fraud, Sarpong questioned, \u201cLooking at the persons involved, do you think they can spend this GH\u00a2653 million and the time frame within which this crime was committed?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also referred to evidence presented by the parliamentary select committee, noting that public funds increased dramatically in the period leading up to the elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the data that was presented, the ones we got from the select committee of parliament between the end of 2023 to the election year, the monies quadrupled. Where did it go? These are questions that need to be answered,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Sarpong further warned that the two individuals are unlikely to have acted alone. \u201cThese persons didn\u2019t commit this crime alone, by now, their assets should be frozen. 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