Two
deputy directors of the National Service Scheme have been cleared of any
wrongdoing in an interim investigation report. Alhaji Alhassan Imoro and 23
others were ordered to step aside after investigations revealed
that 7.9 million ghana cedis was paid to 22,000 nonexistent
national service personnel in July 2014. But Michael Kombo,
Head of Finance and Administration and Madam Spohia Karen Akuoko who
is in charge of Operations at the Secretariat, are to be reinstated, per
the recommendation of an audit report. The interim report also cleared the
Board of any wrongdoing. Meanwhile, a Deputy Minister of Education in charge of
Tertiary Education, Okudzeto Ablakwa has said the NSS Board will not be dissolved.
The revelations about the corruption deals at the Secretariat generated public
outcry with several individuals and groups asking
for the dissolution of the Board . But the Minister believes the preliminary
report from the BNI did not indict the Board and thus it will be unfair to
dissolve it.In a related development, The Deputy Minister in charge of Tertiary Education, Mr
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced government’s intention to appoint an
interim Executive Director for the National Service Scheme (NSS) this week. According
to him, this was to help with investigations into alleged financial malfeasance
and the clean-up exercise that was currently underway at the NSS.
Source:Citifmonline.com
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