33 National Service Scheme (NSS) personnel have been interdicted for their involvement in various acts of financial malfeasance.
According to a statement released by the NSS, the decision to interdict the personnel was taken by the management of the scheme on the advice of the Board.
[contextly_sidebar id=”lnNBZFATKvxKcUF31gKUEFtfYKmDQ2NZ”]It follows the receipt of the official report from the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) about the “financial malfeasance identified in the operations of the Personnel Allowances Accounts in the 2013/2014 service year.”
According to a statement signed by the acting Executive Director of the NSS, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, said that this action was just the first in a list of measures designed to ensure that the ‘appropriate disciplinary actions are taken to address the situation.’
The statement added that “the staff members interdicted so far, are mostly from the National Secretariat and Regional Offices, and include Regional Directors, Accountants, and Administrators of the Scheme.”
An investigation by the BNI in 2014 had revealed that 22,612 non-existent service persons in more than 100 districts across the country in July had each been paid an allowance of GH¢350 a month for a year.
The Board of the Scheme asked some senior staff to step aside to enable the BNI carry out investigations without interference including then Boss Alhaji Imoro who was implicated in the scam.
By: Edwin Kwakofi/citifmonline.com/Ghana