The Acting Director of the Ghana National Service Authority, Felix Gyamfi, has guaranteed National Service personnel across the country that all overdue allowances will be fully settled starting tomorrow, following an order from President John Mahama.

Speaking on Joy FM’s PM Express on Wednesday, February 12, Gyamfi lauded the President for his swift intervention in clearing the arrears. He emphasized that Mahama has always been committed to ensuring timely payments for service personnel, even before taking office.

“We should be grateful to President John Mahama. You’ve realised that even before he became president, he had his press worry about the delay in payment of service personnel, especially so when the service allowance is a meagre ¢715, considering that we have serious inflation issues around us.

"So he sat down, and once we presented the figures to him, he ordered for a complete payment of all arrears,” he stated.

Mr. Gyamfi assured that the pending allowances from August to December will be cleared, offering much-needed relief to thousands of service personnel.

“From tomorrow, service personnel will start receiving all arrears due them, from, I think, all the way from August, September, October, November, December,” he assured.

He attributed the prolonged payment delays in recent years to malpractice and poor administration, highlighting that flaws in the system had withheld service personnel’s rightful allowances.

When inquired about a possible allowance raise, Gyamfi indicated President Mahama’s dedication to improving the well-being of service personnel.

“I think President Mahama understands the circumstances that we are in and has reduced the corruption, the thievery, and the scheme by that much. And I’m sure already he’s thinking about, okay, can we claw back some of the money we saved? So it’s in the pipe a little bit. I’m sure he’s thinking about it,” he revealed.