THE GREATER Accra regional branch of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the National Service Secretariat (NSS) and Government to assure that the recent increment in the allowance of service personnel is implemented.
NAPSA Greater Accra branch has also asked the President Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration “to come clear on the specific date they intend to have the allowance take effect.”
The Ministry of Finance under the former President Mahama administration in December 2016 gave the approval to a request to increase the allowance of personnel from GH¢350 to GH¢ 559.04, representing a 60 percent upward adjustment which was supposed to take immediate effect.
As at the 30th January 2017, according to the president of NASPA-Greater Accra, Kojo S.A. Danquah, the current administration has not paid them the salary which has already been approved by the former regime.
“It is pertinent to note that, personnel were met with shock and total dismay when we visited our respective banks with the hope and enthusiasm to walk home smiling with GH¢ 559.04 which turned out to be a fiasco as our accounts were only credited with the usual GH¢ 350 at a time when the 12 percent increment for public sector workers had taken effect.”
“Leadership of NASPA successfully met with the new management of the scheme the next day which was 31stJanuary 2017 and per our discussion it emerged that, the managers of the scheme were neither committed nor otherwise, to paying the approved rate,” he said.
The aggrieved personnel have therefore called on government and the scheme “to tell us the specific amount that is being captured in the budget.”
Source: Daily Guide
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Kojo S.A. Danquah and co that held the press conference I hope you know the implications for you after your service.
NDC faithfuls why this rush? The ndc messed up thngs so give the npp time to put things in place. Don't rush the npp to do things your way.
KOJO DANQUAH DON'T ALLOW YOURSELF TO EITHER BE USED OR ***barred word*** BY ANYBODY, YOU KNOW VERY WELL THE CRIME NDC AND EX-PRESIDENT MAHAMA COMMITTED AGAINST THIS COUNTRY, NOT TO TALK OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT COCOA BOARD, AND OTHER PLACE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY GHANA AS A COUNTRY HAS A BACK-LOCK PERSONNEL AWAITING TO BE POSTED. RELAX IF ONLY YOU AND YOUR EXECUTIVE HAVE GHANA AT HEART AND DON'T BE QUICK ASNWER BUT SLOW TO LISTERN. H E NANA ADDO WILL DEFINATELY DO HIS BEST ABOUT THE SITUATION. HAVE YOU ASKED YOURSELF WHY MAHAMA WAITED TILL HE'S ABOUT EXITING BEFORE INCREASING YOUR ALLOWANCE. RELAX, NANA ADDO WILL DO BEST HIS BEST
WE WILL PAY YOU PEOPLE BUT DONT FORGET THAT AFTER YOUR NATIONAL SERVICE YOU WILL JOIN UNEMPLOYMENT GRADUATE ASSOCIATION OF GHANA(UGAG).IF YOU PEOPLE WERE C1V1L1SED AND KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT, WHY CAN'T YOU FORCED YOUR 1NCOMPETENT PRES1DENT TO PAY YOU BEFORE LEAVING OFFICE.THE BATTLE IS STILL THE LORD'S.LONG LIVE NANA,LONG LIVE GREAT NPP.