A Ghanaian, Joel Kofi, has condemned the Executive Director of the National Secretariat Service (NSS), Osei Assibey Antwi, for failing to ensure that the 2023/24 service personnel are paid their allowance as outlined.
In a post on the X platform, Joel Kofi noted that NSS personnel with government institutions have not been paid the allowance due them since they commenced their mandatory service to the country in November 2023.
For him, he wonders how Osei Assibey Antwi is able to sleep comfortably at night when many Ghanaian graduates continue to starve in their quest to be patriotic for their nation.
“This is Mr. Osei Assibey, the National service boss. Papa, do you sleep comfortably at night, knowing fully well that you are starving young people? From November 2023 to March 2024, not even a penny. How wicked can a man be?” he quizzed.
On the issue of delayed allowance payment, the National Service Secretariat in January of this year called for calm as agitation among 2023/2024 service personnel grows following the Secretariat’s inability to pay their monthly allowances.
Speaking to Citi News, the Acting Head of Corporate Affairs for the National Service Scheme, Ambrose Entsiwah Junior, indicated that the Secretariat is waiting on Parliament for the approval of their budget.
He said, “It depends on the money that we receive at any point in time. Let’s not forget that we have submitted our budget to parliament like every other institution for appropriation to be done. And so once those things have been completed and funds have been released into our account, which includes salaries and payment of allowances and all that, we will pay the service personnel.”
Two months later, it appears Parliament is yet to approve the budget for the NSS for payment to be made.
Ghana has become a failed state without a navigator.
Very wicked he is. God and gods will punish him and his generation 😭😭😭😭😭😭