The Director General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, has announced that only graduates with a valid Ghana Card will be eligible to register for national service.

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He explained that this policy aims to remove fictitious names from the Authority’s database and ensure accountability.

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Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, February 13, 2025, Mr. Gyamfi emphasized, “If you do not have a valid Ghana card ID, you will not be allowed into our system.If you are a prospective graduate and you do not have a valid Ghana Card to register, you will not be allowed to do national service. So, these are some of the pathways to take away the ghost names.”

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He accused the previous administration of failing to enforce proper verification mechanisms to prevent payroll irregularities.

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“This was a leadership problem. This was a situation where the checks that were put in place to save the taxpayers money was supposed to have kicked in and it didn’t kick in.”

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A recent audit of National Service personnel, initiated by the Minister for Finance as a condition for clearing overdue allowances from August 2024, uncovered over 81,885 suspected ghost names on the NSA payroll.

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Would you like me to keep track of updates on NSA policies or payroll issues for future reference?

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