[ 2015-05-27 ]

Former NSS Boss Imoro charged with stealing
A former Executive Director of the National
Service Scheme (NSS), Alhaji Alhassan Mohammed
Imoro, has officially been charged with stealing
by an Accra Fast Track High Court (Tax and
Financial) Division.

Imoro and 34 others have, however, pleaded not
guilty to the charge of stealing GH₡86.9
million belonging to the government of Ghana
through the payment of ghost or non-existent
service personnel.

In July 2014, the BNI received some complaints of
malfeasance and began nationwide investigations
into the operations of the NSS with regard to the
payment of monthly allowances to service persons.

According to prosecution, investigations so far
revealed that for every month starting from
September 2013 to July 2014, an amount of
GH₡7.9 million was paid to 22,612
non-existent or ‘ghost ‘service persons.

Prosecution said the ghost names were generated at
the NSS headquarters under the supervision of the
former NSS boss.

According to the prosecution, Imoro instructed
that the names be added to the Payment Vouchers
(PVs).

The prosecutor said the PVs were distributed to
the Regional Directors of the Scheme and on
receipt, they also distributed to the District
Directors under their jurisdiction.

Prosecution said Imoro signed cheques for payments
which were deposited in the banks of the districts
where service persons withdrew their allowances.

Imoro also issued instructions to the District
Directors, through their Regional Directors, that
after the allowances of the genuine service
persons had been paid the money for the ghost
names should be withdrawn and sent to him through
the Regional Directors.

Prosecution said in all, GH₡86.9 million was
received by Imoro from the 10 Regional Directors.

Source - Starrfm

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