Afia Pokuaa: Vim Lady Blasts Gifty Oware-Mensah Over Alleged GH¢38.4m NSA Money Laundering
- Afia Pokuaa, popularly called Vim Lady, chided Gifty Oware-Mensah for allegedly embezzling a massive amount of public funds
- Gifty Oware-Mensah has been accused of stealing GH¢31,502,091.40 belonging to the National Service Authority
- She is facing charges of stealing, causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, and abuse of public office during her time at the NSA
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Ghanaian media personality Afia Pokuaa, popularly known as Vim Lady, said she was amazed by the audacity of the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, to allegedly cause financial loss to the state in a brazen manner.
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In a video on X, Afia Pokuaa said she was disgusted by the charges filed against Gifty Oware-Mensah.
She indicated that even though Gifty Oware-Mensah is innocent until proven guilty, no member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) should defend her.
Vim Lady said Gifty Oware-Mensah’s brain must be studied, considering the systematic way she allegedly embezzled the GH¢38.4 million.
She added that the fact that Gifty Oware-Mensah’s husband is testifying against her gives her away.
“For me, the fact that your husband is willing to testify against you alone gives you away. You stole your husband’s Ghana card to open a business to steal money. That is a very malicious person.”
She asked if Gifty Oware-Mensah was not considerate of the National Service personnel after the accused was alleged to have siphoned their money.
“After she embezzled the money then she used some to purchase a football team so she could rise through the GFA. Your brain needs to be studied. When the case ends, they must use your story for a Netflix documentary. You have disgraced women.”
Charges against Gifty Oware-Mensah
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, on October 13, 2025, signed a charge sheet against Gifty Oware-Mensah, accusing her of money laundering, stealing from the state, among other offences.
Source: Instagram
The scandal involves the alleged creation of thousands of ghost names on the NSS payroll, with millions of cedis allegedly stolen from the public purse.
She allegedly misappropriated GH¢38,458,248.87 between February 2022 and March 2024 while overseeing finance, audit, and procurement at the NSS.
She also allegedly transferred GH¢31.5 million from a loan facility meant to support National Service Personnel into the account of her private company, Blocks of Life Consult, under the pretext of supplying goods on a hire-purchase basis.
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Reactions to Vim Lady blasting Gifty Oware-Mensah
YEN.com.gh collated some reactions to the video shared by @sikaofficial1 on X. Read them below:
@WavesImpact said:
“This isn’t just about one woman’s scheme; it’s about a system built to fail the young while protecting the connected. The National Service Secretariat can’t pay its graduates, yet its elites allegedly swim in privilege and impunity. The message is clear: the system isn’t broken, it’s working exactly as designed.”
@Osikani1_gh wrote:
“So how does Akuffo-Addo feel about his administration? Buffer stock, GIHOC, National Lotteries, NSA, etc. What was he doing?”
@BigDdd354674 said:
“People dissing her and wanting her head, and I'm wondering how nobody noticed until they left power😂😂or they knew and kept mute...if someone stealing can't be caught or touched when in power, then I'm sorry the whole system needs a clean up, everyone that worked under her directly.”
@georgebarimah23 wrote:
“We should wait for the court proceedings. I remember Dr Opuni's case and the outcome: 27 counts, nothing happened. When power changes, all charges will be dropped.”
@2leit2quit said:
“Imagine at the end of the day the case becomes the usual, no retrieval, no jail terms. Just the usual.”
@Youngerz10 wrote:
“Her brain 🧠 doesn’t need to be studied, what she did was obvious, but something with the stolen money 💰 that is what they are all doing, owning properties.”
Gifty Oware-Mensah granted GH₵10M bail
YEN.com.gh reported that Gifty Oware-Mensah was granted GH₵10 million bail with three sureties after she appeared in court over the NSS ghost names scandal.
She pleaded not guilty to five charges filed against her.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
