Case Involving Former Executive Director Of NSS Continues Today

An Accra High Court will today continue with the trial of the former Executive Director of the National Service Scheme,(NSS), Alhaji Alhassan  Imoro and 34 others implicated in the financial fraud that hit the Scheme. 

According to Dr. Kpessah Whyte  who is standing as the prosecution witness, he cannot tell the offences of two of the accused persons dragged before court. 

According to Dr. Michael Kpessah Whyte, he does not know whether or not Aliyu Hussen and Bati Joseph, the Upper West accountant and Administrator respectively took part in the said financial malfeasance at the scheme. 

Dr. Kpessah also the immediate past Executive Director of the NSS under cross examination by lawyer for the two Alfred Agyei-Mensah said he cannot tell the role of the two for which reason they had been dragged before the Accra High Court.

Answering questions on a wide range of issues he said pay vouchers are prepared by regional accountants of the scheme based on what he described as the normal roll received from the regional directors. 

He further indicated that the regional accountants of NSS are responsible for all accounting, book keeping and related matters in the region. 

The charges preferred against the 35 persons ranges from conspiracy to stealing. 

GBC