The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has reportedly invited former CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Owusu Nkansah, over his allegations that foreign government scholarships were being sold under the John Dramani Mahama government.

The invitation comes after President Mahama ordered the NIB to immediately investigate the claims made by the former NEIP CEO.

It was announced by the Director-General of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Alex Kwaku Asafo-Agyei, whose outfit was implicated in the allegation.

In a post shared on Facebook on Thursday, February 5, 2026, Asafo-Agyei indicated that Nkansah has been invited to assist with the investigation into the matter.

“I am reliably informed that the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) has invited the former CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Mr. Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, to provide evidence in support of his allegations regarding the sale of scholarships by some government institutions to certain NPP affiliates and other Ghanaians.

“In the interest of transparency, accountability, and sound public administration, I urge the NIB to conduct a thorough investigation and make its findings public,” he wrote.

Watch video of Nkansah's GH¢100k scholarship allegation that triggered NIB probe

What the former NEIP boss said:

Speaking in a recent interview on Sompa FM, Nkansah alleged that he knows people, including members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who have purchased some of these scholarships for sums as high as GH¢100,000 or more.

“These are the things Dr. Bawumia says he would stop, and so he is bringing digitalisation, which was accepted by the delegates. I would not be a hypocrite to pretend that it doesn’t happen because, even with the new NDC government, I know people who have bought a foreign scholarship… The person bought the scholarship and has travelled abroad.

“I don’t know the exact amount the scholarships are sold for, but some cost up to GH¢100,000. Some NPP members are even buying it to travel abroad; I’m telling you,” he claimed.

He added, “What I’m trying to say is that whether the NDC is in power or the NPP, some of these excesses happen. We cannot pretend or think that it doesn’t happen. I’m talking about things that have already happened.”

Nkansah, however, stated that he does not know whether the scholarships are being sold through the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), or any other state entity responsible for awarding these scholarships.



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