National Service Personnels to Receive Full Arrears Starting Today – NSA – Gh Edu Pro
National Service personnel across the country will begin receiving all their unpaid allowances starting today. This comes after President John Mahama directed the immediate payment of all arrears.
The Acting Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, announced this good news on Joy FM’s PM Express. He praised President Mahama for his swift action in solving the issue.“We should be grateful to President John Mahama. You’ve realized that even before he became president, he had his press worry about the delay in payment of service personnel,” said Gyamfi.
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Gyamfi explained that the arrears from August to December would be paid in full.“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.
According to Gyamfi, corruption and inefficiency have caused delays in payments over the years.“Why has it become so? I think in the last eight years, it all became part of humongous corruption, the incompetence that we had to deal with,” he lamented.
When asked about increasing allowances, Gyamfi hinted that President Mahama is considering it. “I think President Mahama understands the circumstances that we are in… And I’m sure already he’s thinking about, okay, can we claw back some of the money we saved?” he revealed.
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The news of the payment has brought relief to service personnel, many of whom have struggled financially due to the delayed allowances.
With a renewed focus on fighting corruption and ensuring efficiency, Gyamfi believes that service personnel will enjoy more reliable payments in the future.
