President Mahama Orders Investigation into National Service Authority Over Ghost Names

President John Dramani Mahama has instructed the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) to investigate the National Service Authority following the discovery of 81,885 suspected ghost names on its payroll.

The irregularities were identified during a headcount of active National Service personnel carried out by the Ministry of Finance. This was part of efforts to address allowance arrears dating back to August 2024.

After the verification process, a total of GH₵226,019,224 was released to settle payments for 98,145 personnel, significantly lower than the 180,030 names initially reported by the Authority’s previous leadership.

In light of these findings, President Mahama has directed the new management of the National Service Authority to swiftly implement reforms aimed at preventing such fraudulent activities from occurring again.

Read the statement below: