President Mahama orders investigations into 81,885 suspected ghost names on payroll of National Service Authority
John Dramani Mahama
His Excellency, the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has ordered the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) to conduct immediate investigations into the operations of the National Service Authority under the previous government (Nana Addo/Bawumia-led administration) following the discovery of up to 81,885 suspected ghost names on the payroll of the Authority.
This official order was released on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 under the signature of Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President, Minister, Government Communications.
According to the official release, it was stated that “The ghost names were detected following a head count of active National Service personnel at the behest of the Minister for Finance as a prerequisite for the clearance of allowance arrears dating back to August 2024.”
“The Ministry of Finance has upon the completion of the head count, released an amount of GHS 226,019,224 covering allowance payment arrears for 98,145 actual National Service Personnel.”
“This figure is 81,885 less than the 180,030 names presented by the previous management of the Authority for allowance payment in 2024.”
“President Mahama has also tasked the new management of the Authority to carry out urgent reforms with the view to establishing adequate controls to prevent a recurrence of the phenomenon of ghost names.”
SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh
