[Ghana] Key players in NSA payroll scandal flee to non-extradition countries

Ghana’s Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that key individuals linked to the National Service Authority (NSA) ghost names scandal have fled to countries without extradition agreements with Ghana to evade arrest, Modern Ghana reports.

Speaking to Accra-based Joy FM, Mr Kwakye Ofosu told Ghanaians that the government is actively pursuing legal measures to bring these individuals back.

“These culprits intentionally fled to these countries knowing that Ghana has no extradition agreements with them. They have committed crimes against the state and must be dealt with in accordance with the law.”

The remarks from the MP reportedly follow President John Dramani Mahama’s directive to declare the suspects wanted, trace and freeze their assets, and conduct a thorough investigation into the scandal.

In his first State of the Nation Address on February 27, 2025, President Mahama disclosed that more than 80,000 ghost names had been fraudulently added to the NSA payroll causing potential losses exceeding GHS 50 million per month.

“Unfortunately, some of these culprits are believed to have absconded from this country already. I have directed that they be declared wanted and their assets traced and frozen until investigations are completed,” the president said.

Source: Modern Ghana

(Quotes via original reporting)

Ghana’s Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that key individuals linked to the National Service Authority (NSA) ghost names scandal have fled to countries without extradition agreements with Ghana to evade arrest, Modern Ghana reports.

Speaking to Accra-based Joy FM, Mr Kwakye Ofosu told Ghanaians that the government is actively pursuing legal measures to bring these individuals back.

“These culprits intentionally fled to these countries knowing that Ghana has no extradition agreements with them. They have committed crimes against the state and must be dealt with in accordance with the law.”

The remarks from the MP reportedly follow President John Dramani Mahama’s directive to declare the suspects wanted, trace and freeze their assets, and conduct a thorough investigation into the scandal.

In his first State of the Nation Address on February 27, 2025, President Mahama disclosed that more than 80,000 ghost names had been fraudulently added to the NSA payroll causing potential losses exceeding GHS 50 million per month.

“Unfortunately, some of these culprits are believed to have absconded from this country already. I have directed that they be declared wanted and their assets traced and frozen until investigations are completed,” the president said.

Source: Modern Ghana

(Quotes via original reporting)