Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, is set to present herself to the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) upon her return to the country Tuesday afternoon.
However, sources at the NIB suggest that she will be arrested upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport, where she will be taken into custody for questioning.
Reports indicate that key figures in the New Patriotic Party, under which she was appointed, are mobilizing to accompany her to the NIB offices.
The NIB is investigating her tenure at the NSA over allegations that ghost names were used to defraud the state of millions of cedis in allowances.
As the Deputy Executive Director responsible for administration and finance, Oware-Mensah is expected to play a pivotal role in the ongoing investigation. The alleged payroll fraud is believed to have cost the state GH₵50 million per month.
It is unclear how long the fraudulent scheme ran.
Over the weekend, the government announced an extradition process to bring back key suspects who allegedly fled the country to avoid justice.
The NIB recently arrested and interrogated Kwaku Ohene Djan, another former Deputy Executive Director of the NSA, as part of the ongoing probe into the allegations.