The Acting Director of the Ghana National Service Authority, Felix Gyamfi, has assured National Service personnel across the country that all outstanding allowances will be fully paid starting tomorrow, following a directive from President John Mahama.
Speaking on Joy FM’s PM Express on Wednesday, February 12, Mr. Gyamfi commended the President for taking swift action to clear the backlog, emphasizing Mahama’s longstanding concern about delays in payments to service personnel.
“We should be grateful to President John Mahama. Even before he became president, he was concerned about the delays in service personnel payments. This is especially important when you consider that the service allowance is just ¢715, which is quite low given the current inflation situation,”he said.
He explained that once the figures were presented, the President promptly ordered the full payment of all arrears.
Mr. Gyamfi confirmed that the delayed allowances from August through December would be disbursed, bringing much-needed relief to thousands of service personnel.
“Starting tomorrow, service personnel will begin receiving all arrears due them—from August, September, October, November, and December,” he assured.
He attributed the persistent payment delays in recent years to systemic corruption and inefficiencies, which, he argued, had unfairly deprived service personnel of their rightful earnings.
“Why has this become such a problem? I think, over the past eight years, corruption and incompetence made it worse. It’s hard to understand why service personnel, who already earn so little, should have to struggle to get their due payments,” he lamented.
When asked about the possibility of increasing the current allowance, Mr. Gyamfi hinted that President Mahama is considering ways to improve conditions for service personnel.
“President Mahama understands the situation and has already taken steps to curb corruption and mismanagement within the system. I believe he’s also thinking about whether some of the money saved from these efforts could be used to improve allowances. It’s something under consideration,” he revealed.
The assurance of immediate payments has come as a relief to many National Service personnel, who have endured months of financial hardship due to the delays. With the government’s renewed focus on efficiency and anti-corruption measures, Mr. Gyamfi believes personnel can look forward to a more reliable and timely payment system in the future.
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