Osei Assibey Antwi

Hon.
Osei Assibey Antwi
Mayor of Kumasi
In office
March 2017 – August 2021
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byKojo Bonsu
Succeeded bySam Pyne
National Service Secretariat (Ghana) Executive Director
In office
September 2021 – January 7, 2025
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byMustapha Ussif
Succeeded byRuth Dela Seddoh
Personal details
PartyNew Patriotic Party
ProfessionAccountant

Osei Assibey Antwi is a Ghanaian administrator and politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1][2][3] He served as the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) until April 2025.[4][5] In April 2025, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, popularly known as “King Zuba,” was confirmed as the new MCE/Mayor after securing 55 out of 56 votes from the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, following his nomination by President John Dramani Mahama.[6]

Early life and education

Osei Assibey was born in October 1965. He hails from Kumawu Wonoo in the Ashanti Region.[1] He has a Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from Institute of Commercial Management in the United Kingdom. Antwi also holds MBA in Marketing from Paris Graduate School of Management. He is a certified member of the Institute of Commercial Management.[3][1] Antwi is a member of both Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA), United Kingdom and the International Professional Manager Association, (IPMA), United Kingdom.[3]

Career

He worked at Ghana Revenue Authority the then Internal Revenue Service as an assistant Inspector of Taxes responsible for Financial and Administrative. He also worked as the General Manager of Silkcoat Company Ltd in 2015. He was nominated by President Akufo-Addo to serve as Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) on 13 March 2017,[7][8] replacing Kojo Bonsu who had resigned in July 2016.[9][10][11] He was confirmed on 17 March 2017 and sworn in by the Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah on 17 April 2017.[12]

In September 2021, Osei Assibey Antwi was appointed as the Director-General of the National Service Secretariat (NSS).[13] He was the successor of Mustapha Ussif, the MP for Yagaba-Kubori, who was appointed the Minister for Youth and Sports.[14]

Politics

Antwi served as Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister from 2006 to January 2009 during the second term of President John Agyekum Kuffuor after he was nominated in October 2006.[15] He has also served in different capacities for the Ashanti Regional caucus of his party. The most notable amongst them is serving as Vice Regional Vice Chairman from 2000 to 2004 under the regional chairman Chairman Frederick Fredua Antoh and from 2004 to 2008,[2] when he served as deputy to Yaw Amankwa.[2] He is also a former parliamentary aspirant for the Manhyia constituency but on two occasions he stood for the primaries he lost to Dr. Kwame Addo Kuffuor, the younger brother of former President John Agyekum Kuffuor and Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh.[1][16]

Osei Assibey Antwi is one of the officials of the Akufo government accused of massive corruption. In October 2025, he was charged together with Gifty Oware-Mensah for allegedly causing financial loss of ¢500,861,744 to the state by authorising payments of allowances to over 60,000 non-existent national service personnel between August 2021 and February 2025. He was additionally charged for allegedly stealing ¢8,080,000 from the NSA while allegedly laundering another GH¢8,256,000 from the Secretariat.[17][18]

In February 2026, a court adjourned the trial of Osei Assibey Antwi to 25 February 2026 to allow the prosecution to amend charges following the submission of a performance audit report on the National Service Authority. He has been charged in connection with an alleged “ghost names” payroll scheme during his tenure as Executive Director and has pleaded not guilty.[19]

In October 2025, the Accra High Court granted him bail to the tune of ¢800 million. Later in December 2025, the High Court revised the bail conditions to ¢120 million with two sureties after the earlier reduction to ¢630 million.[20][21][22][23][24]

On February 17 of 2026, the trial was adjourned further to February 25 in order for prosecution to amend their case. This was necessitated by the completion of forensic audit by the Auditor General into the operations of National Service Secretariat (Ghana).[25][26]

References

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  2. ^ a b c Bulmuo, Bruce Misbahu (13 March 2017). "Kumasi Welcomes New KMA Boss". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  3. ^ a b c "Osei Assibey Antwi | Durban 2019". Durban2019 uclg. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. ^ Barimah, Nana Yaw (22 March 2020). "Kumasi Mayor commends management of health facilities". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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  8. ^ "Prez names MCEs – Today Newspaper". 13 March 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  9. ^ Ansah, Marian (2016-07-12). "Kojo Bonsu resigns as KMA Boss". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  10. ^ Yeboah, Isaac (27 April 2017). "34 women make President's list of 212 DCE nominees". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  11. ^ "Akufo-Addo's KMA nominee sails through". MyJoyOnline. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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  13. ^ "Osei Assibey Antwi gets NSS boss job". Graphic Online. 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  14. ^ "Former KMA Mayor Osei Asssibey Antwi appointed to head NSS". 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2025-10-14.
  15. ^ "President Kufuor nominates Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  16. ^ Daily Graphic (8 May 2008). "Isaac Osei Wins NPP Subin Constituency". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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  18. ^ "Gifty Oware Charged Over NSA 'Theft'". DailyGuide Network. 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  19. ^ Agyemang, Hanson (2026-02-17). "Trial over NSA "Ghost Names" adjourned to February 25 for charge amendment". Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  20. ^ Admin1 (2025-10-31). "Former NSS boss granted GH¢800m bail over alleged financial loss". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 2026-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ "High Court reduces Osei Assibey Antwi's bail to GH¢120m - MyJoyOnline". Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  22. ^ Agyemang, Hanson (2025-12-11). "Court slashes Osei Assibey Antwi's bail to GH¢120m". Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  23. ^ RepublicOnline; RepublicOnline (2025-12-11). "Bail conditions for Ex NSA boss slashed from ¢630m to ¢120m - Republic Online". Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  24. ^ Adu-Asare, Laud (2025-11-12). "Accra High Court slashes Osei Assibey Antwi's bail bond from GH₵800M to GH₵623M". 3News. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  25. ^ Agyemang, Hanson (2026-02-17). "Trial over NSA "Ghost Names" adjourned to February 25 for charge amendment". Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  26. ^ Adamu, Najat (2026-02-17). "Osei Assibey Antwi to Face Revised Charges Over Ghost Names Scandal". Atinka Online. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
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