The
National Service Secretariat (NSS) has affected the payment of all outstanding
allowances to immediate past national service personnel. It has therefore
directed service personnel to contact their respective district assemblies of
the Scheme for payment of their outstanding claims. The payment of the
allowances was suspended earlier this year to enable the Bureau of National
Investigation (BNI) to undertake a thorough review of the NSS payments
processes after it uncovered massive corruption at the Secretariat.
Investigations revealed that about 7.9 million Ghana cedis was paid to 22,612 to non-existent national service persons in more than 100 districts in July
2014. The Former Executive Director of the NSS, Alhaji Alhassan Mohammed Imoro
was subsequently arrested and was remanded. He was however granted bail a 90
million cedi bail by an Accra High Court. A press statement issued signed by
the acting Director of the Secretariat, Mr. Kpessah Whyte reminded all
personnel that they would be “required to complete the declaration forms which
must also be duly endorsed by their supervisors before they are paid their
allowances.”
Source:Citifmonline.com
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