The Ghana National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) is calling on the National Service Scheme (NSS) to promptly disburse the outstanding allowances owed to its members.

The NSS owes its personnel two months' worth of allowances, causing significant financial strain for the affected individuals.

Although the NSS recently increased beneficiaries' allowances from GHS 559 to GHS 713 to help them cope with economic challenges, the outstanding arrears remain unpaid, impacting service personnel nationwide.

Oppong Siaw, President of the La Nkwantanang group, expressed the difficulties faced by NSS personnel due to the delay in allowance payments.

He highlighted that despite assurances from the Executive Director of the NSS, Osei Assibey, that the arrears would be disbursed to their e-zwich accounts, the payments had not been received as promised.

Siaw emphasized the financial strain this delay has caused, as many personnel are forced to borrow money for daily expenses, including transportation and food. He noted that the delay has left personnel feeling frustrated and disheartened, given their dedication to their roles.

“On August 18, there was an event where the Executive Director, Osei Assibey, was present and some of the service personnel asked him when the arrears would be paid. He made it clear that permission had been granted for the arrears to be disbursed to our various e-zwich accounts and that we should be expecting it last week.”

“However, as of now, the personnel have still not been paid. The personnel are hungry and tired because they feel that their work has been in vain. Most of them are just borrowing money for transportation and food,” he said.