{"id":68156,"date":"2014-11-24T16:41:30","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T16:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=68156"},"modified":"2014-11-24T16:44:42","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T16:44:42","slug":"nss-pays-outstanding-claims-service-personnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=68156","title":{"rendered":"NSS pays outstanding claims to service personnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has effected the payment of outstanding allowances to immediate past national service personnel.<\/p>\n<p>It has therefore directed service personnel to contact their respective district assemblies of the Scheme for payment of their outstanding claims.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53233\" style=\"width: 530px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/8c76874c3f598e8fcd3565e86fe32a5a_L.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53233\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/8c76874c3f598e8fcd3565e86fe32a5a_L.jpg\" alt=\"Alhaji Alhassan Imoro - the interdicted Director of the National Service Scheme \" width=\"530\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/8c76874c3f598e8fcd3565e86fe32a5a_L.jpg 530w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/8c76874c3f598e8fcd3565e86fe32a5a_L-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alhaji Alhassan Imoro &#8211; the interdicted Director of the National Service Scheme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;PnmJeaoL7DJNXyPIeTjGJzBfu4k3KXzY&#8221;]The payment of the allowances was suspended earlier this year to enable the Bureau of National Investigation(BNI) to undertake a thorough review of the NSS payments processes after it uncovered\u00a0massive corruption\u00a0at the Secretariat .<\/p>\n<p>Investigations revealed that about GHC 7.9 million<a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/10\/03\/rot-at-nss-director-tried-to-influence-case-with-gh%C2%A2100000\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong> was paid to 22,612 to non-existent national service persons<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in more than 100 districts in July 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The Former Executive Director of the NSS, Alhaji Alhassan Mohammed Imoro was subsequently arrested and was remanded.<\/p>\n<p>He was however granted bail a GHc90 million bail by an Accra High Court .<\/p>\n<p>A press statement issued signed by the acting Director of the Secretariat , Mr. Kpessah Whyte reminded all personnel that they would be \u201crequired to complete the declaration forms which must also be duly endorsed by their supervisors before they are paid their allowances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has effected the payment of outstanding allowances to immediate past national service personnel. 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