The National Service Secretariat has deployed 91,871 personnel to serve in various institutions as part of their 1-year mandatory service to the country.<\/p>\n
The acting Executive Director of the scheme, Ussif Mustapha made the announcement at a press conference in Accra to release postings for the 2017\/2018 service year.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”MA33v8N72D7E7GA24H4xP6AC1EtuHq1N”]According to him, about 76,908 (85%) of the service personnel deployed would service in the public sector while the remaining 14,963 \u00a0(15%) have been posted to the private sector.<\/p>\n
He said about 2,170 of the personnel will be deployed to serve in various agric-related positions as part of President\u2019s Akufo-Addo\u2019s \u2018Planting for food and jobs\u2019 program.<\/p>\n
He noted that majority of the personnel will be serving in the Greater Accra Region, a development which is consistent with the previous statistics.<\/p>\n
Ussif Mustapha said the Secretariat has put in place various measures to ensure that this year\u2019s service registration was without challenges of the previous year.<\/p>\n
He said the Secretariat has decided to provide ample time for prospective personnel to complete their registration and also make the necessary accommodation and transportation arrangements ahead of their service.<\/p>\n
Service personnel are expected to complete their biometric registration at their respective district offices between 17th July and 17th August, 2017.<\/p>\n
They are to report to work on September 1, 2017.<\/p>\n
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By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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