The National Service Secretariat has announced, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is currently reviewing its annual processes for national service registration and recruitment. The main purpose is to limit or reduce human contact as much as possible.

Over the years, national service online registration process ends with a validation process which results in huge numbers of applicants trooping to regional and district NSS centres. This resulted in long queues and congestion at these centres.

This annual situation therefore raised concerns about public safety in the wake of the pandemic.

Speaking to The Independent via phone interview, the Deputy Executive Director of NSS, Dr. Gifty Oware Aboagye said her outfit is working with its IT team to create an appropriate alternative or means to ensure a smooth process during the period.

She explained, electronic money transaction and other policies already rolled out are all targeted at ensuring safety of applicants in the wake of the pandemic.

“Applicants are doing more mobile money as part of the registration process. They are resorting to this even more than they go to the bank (ADB) to pay GHC 40.This has drastically reduced their trips to the bank, further limiting their exposure to the virus.”

Dr. Gifty Oware Aboagye however noted that in due time, more measures from her outfit would be rolled out and the media will be reliably informed.

The National Service Scheme (NSS) on April 24, 2020, released a total of 111,613 PIN Codes, to enable all eligible Ghanaian final year students from accredited tertiary institutions in the country, enrol in mandatory national service scheme for the 2020/2021 service year.

Source: backend.theindependentghana.com | Anita  Odei-Osafo