The Director General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, has cautioned against jumping to conclusions in the ongoing “ghost names” scandal. Apexnewsgh reports
His remarks come after President John Dramani Mahama directed an inquiry into 81,885 suspected ghost names on the NSA payroll.
The scandal, first exposed by The Fourth Estate in November 2024, revealed discrepancies between the officially announced number of eligible personnel and those actually deployed between 2018 and 2024. For instance, in the 2017-2018 period, 2,932 fewer personnel were deployed than announced, and several names were repeated multiple times in the NSA’s records.
Gyamfi described the findings as “shocking” and “despicable” but warned that the credibility of the case could be undermined if the reported figures turned out to be inaccurate. He urged The Fourth Estate to exercise patience and allow security agencies to verify the claims before making final conclusions.
The NSA has been at the center of the scandal, with some officials accused of overseeing the fraudulent payments. However, the NSA has denied the allegations, stating that they have instituted strong electronic measures to prevent fraud and have saved over 300 million cedis since 2021.
As the investigation continues, Gyamfi emphasized the importance of securing convictions if crimes have been committed. “We want to secure convictions if the crimes have been committed by individuals.
However, if we put numbers out that would turn out not to be true, the case would lose its credibility,” he said.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
