The National Service Scheme (NSS) has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to promptly sign the Ghana National Service Authority Bill 2024 into law.

This move is aimed at granting the secretariat authority and autonomy, as highlighted by the NSS during the policy launch on April 15, 2024.

Executive Director of NSS, Osei Assibey Antwi, stressed the importance of strengthening, capacitating, and adequately resourcing the National Service scheme to regulate the mobilization and deployment of personnel.

He made a passionate appeal to President Akufo-Addo to approve the bill currently before him.

Mr. Antwi stated that the new law would provide the authority with the opportunity to expand existing programs such as the NSS teaching model and NSS MSME accounting age.

This enhancement would further cement the NSS scheme's position as one of the best in West Africa and Africa for deploying service personnel.

“The National Service scheme beyond this policy must be strengthened, capacitated, and significantly resourced to regulate the mobilization and deployment of personnel. I strongly believe that this can be done by upgrading the scheme from its status to a more noble and standardized institution.

In this regard, I wish to make a passionate appeal to the President that the Ghana National Service Authority Bill 2024, currently before Mr. President, will be approved. Mr. President, the new law will grant the authority the opportunity to expand existing programs such as the NSS teaching model and NSS MSME accounting age.”

In response, President Akufo-Addo encouraged stakeholders to rally behind the National Service Scheme (NSS) in achieving its objectives.

He expressed confidence that with the implementation of the new policy document, the NSS scheme would play an even more crucial role in shaping the future of Ghana and empowering the nation’s youth to realize their full potential.

“These interventions will solidify the NSS scheme’s position as one of the best in the West African and African region for deploying service personnel. I urge stakeholders to support the scheme in achieving its objectives. Let us embrace the new changes, focus, and face of the NSS.

"I’m confident that with the implementation of this new policy document, the NSS scheme will play an even more vital role in shaping the future of our nation and empowering our youth to fulfil their potential.”