Former National Service boss Mustapha Ussif implicated in Gh₵548m scandal for alleged payroll fraud

Former National Service Authority (NSA) Executive Director Mustapha Ussif has been implicated in a GH₵548 million payroll fraud scandal alongside 11 other current and former officials. They're accused of introducing 9,934 ghost names onto the NSA payroll, diverting service allowances meant for legitimate National Service personnel into private accounts.

*Allegations and Charges:*

- Stealing, conspiracy to steal, wilfully causing financial loss to the state

- Using public office for private profit

- Obtaining public property by false pretence

- Money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering

*Other Implicated Officials:*

- *Osei Assibey Antwi*, Former Director-General

- *Gifty Oware-Mensah*, Former Deputy Executive Director

- *Ohene Gyan*, Former Deputy Executive Director (Operations)

- *Abraham Bismark Gaise*, Former Internal Auditor

- *Kwaku D. Agyei*, Accounts Officer

- *Iddrisu Ibn Abubakar*, Former Head of Accounts

- *Stephen Kwabena Gyamfi*, Koforidua Director, NSA

- *Price A. Awuku*, District Director

- *Jacob Yawson*, MIS Administrator, Northern Region

Ussif and Assibey Antwi have denied the allegations, describing them as baseless and misleading. They claim the investigative report by The Fourth Estate misrepresents NSA's enrolment and payment processes. Source :Graphic.com