The Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has described the prolonged delay in paying National Service Scheme (NSS) personnel their allowances as “unfair,” vowing to expedite the resolution of the issue.
According to him, NSS personnel across the country have gone four months without receiving their allowances.
An issue that has sparked widespread concern amid Ghana’s prevailing economic challenges.
Addressing the media on January 28, 2025, Opare Addo acknowledged the hardship faced by the affected personnel and assured them that the government is taking steps to rectify the situation promptly.
“We know the challenges that confront the service personnel. As it stands now, my assurances to them are that we will liaise with the finance minister so that quickly their allowances will be released to them,” he stated.
He added, “It is unfair for anybody to go four months without receiving a salary in this current economic dispensation we find ourselves in.”
Opare Addo disclosed that the management of the National Service Authority is actively working on pragmatic measures to ensure timely disbursement of allowances.
“I believe the management of the National Service Authority is going to introduce pragmatic steps to ensure that this does not happen again.”
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