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This Saturday on Newsfile, Ghana’s anti-corruption machinery is in overdrive, but is justice finally catching up, or just running in circles?
Billions of cedis are under the spotlight as the ORAL prosecutions gather steam. The National Food Buffer Stock “Rumble in the Jungle” scandal unearths GH₵78.2 million in dubious transfers, GH₵ 50.8 million missing, and a laundering trail stretching through Sawtina Enterprise with plush properties to show for it. The Attorney-General says the case is watertight, backed by confessions, bank records, and asset traces.
Then, the National Service Scheme (NSS) case deepens what began as a GH¢548 million ghost-name scandal, has ballooned to over GH¢2.2 billion after an Auditor-General forensic audit. Former officials, including Gifty Oware-Mensah and Osei Assibey Antwi, are under the microscope, accused of inflating payrolls, diverting allowances, and even using personnel stipends to secure illegal loans. Some suspects may soon turn witnesses as prosecutors tighten the ORAL net.
Meanwhile, a growing rift between the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Attorney-General (AG) threatens to derail cooperation. From disputes over docket readiness to the stalled extradition of Ken Ofori-Atta, the institutional turf war raises one question: who really leads Ghana’s anti-graft crusade?
And at the Jubilee House, the President convenes a rare Justice Sector Meeting with the AG, Acting Chief Justice, and Auditor-General, hinting at the revival of special courts to fast-track high-profile corruption cases. But will this finally fix the system, or repeat the empty promises of past reforms?
Join Samson Lardy Anyenini this Saturday at 9 a.m. on JoyNews and MyJoyOnline as we connect the dots between billion-cedi scandals, prosecutorial power plays, and Ghana’s search for real accountability.
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