The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) says it has noted with grave concern the various activities of some unscrupulous and diabolical elements propagating false correspondences online, in respect of an existing opportunity for prospective personnel to check their postings for a fee, before it is officially released.
A statement signed by Mr Armstrong Esaah, Corporate Affairs Director and released in Accra yesterday said these individuals have created WhatsApp and Facebook groups with moderators parading as agents of the Scheme for such dubious and nefarious activities.
The following is the full statement;
The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has noted with grave concern the various activities of some unscrupulous and diabolical elements propagating false correspondences online, in respect of an existing opportunity for prospective personnel to check their postings for a fee, before it is officially released.
These individuals have created WhatsApp and Facebook groups with moderators parading as agents of the Scheme for such dubious and nefarious activities.
According to the dubious online reports from ‘NSS NTC GES updates’, “all 2022 NSS applicants who wish to view their places of posting before it is officially released should call or WhatsApp 0506089181 or join telegram platform https://t.me/gesupdate”.
Another of such fraudulent message on social media reads: “NSS applicants who have finished their online application and wish to have a look at where they have been posted to before official release should contact +233504224144, with monetary bidding of GH₵12.00 checking fee. However, those who want their checking done before payment would pay GH₵20.00.”
The NSS states unequivocally that these pieces of information are fake, scam and dubious attempts to swindle unsuspecting prospective National Service personnel.
The Scheme will under no circumstance request prospective personnel to pay a fee to check their places of posting. There are also wicked attempts to taint the credibility of the administration of the NSS.
Again, the Management wishes to reiterate that the Scheme does not operate WhatsApp or Telegram groups with moderators parading as agents of the National Service Scheme.
For the record, the Management of the NSS has not yet done postings for the 2022/2023 national service personnel.
The NSS wishes to emphasise that prospective National Service personnel should wait for the official release from the Scheme before they go to check their place of posting.
The Management further states that the NSS has always maintained its conventional practices of communicating with service personnel without using agents or agencies.
The Security agencies are on the alert to track the culprits and get them to face the full rigours of the law.
In this regard, prospective Service Personnel are also cautioned to desist from involving themselves in such negative acts and assist the security personnel to expose those perpetrators.
In another development, the British High Commissioner, Ms Harriet Thompson has pledged her readiness to provide the necessary support to the Ghana National Service Scheme (GNSS) to successfully implement its various modules.
She, therefore, commended the Scheme for the effort it was making in ensuring that the Service Personnel contributed immensely towards the socio-economic transformation of the country.
Ms Harriet Thompson stated this in her remarks when the Executive Director of the Ghana National Service Scheme (GNSS), Mr Osei Assibey Antwi on Friday paid a working visit to the British High Commissioner in Accra.
The visit was aimed at deepening the relationship between the Scheme and the British High Commission.
Discussions during the visit focused on possible areas the British High Commission can effectively collaborate with the Scheme to positively impact the operations between them.
The British High Commissioner expressed her delight at the remarkable administrative transformation agenda being undertaken by the Scheme.
Again, she pledged to work very hard to strengthen the bond between Ghana and the U K which dates back several decades.
Mr Osei Assibey used the visit to introduce himself to the High Commissioner as the new Executive Director for the GNSS after leaving office as the Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.
According to Mr Osei Assibey, “the Scheme has departed from the old order of primarily mobilising graduates for deployment and instead the new direction, dubbed ‘Deployment For Employment’, spearheaded under my leadership is to initiate collaboration with identified bodies to implement Programmes with the object of equipping personnel with the right skills expected from employers”.
He explained that, additionally, personnel would be groomed to be entrepreneurs to make them self-reliant.
Touching on the modules, Mr Osei Assibey stated that the Scheme has introduced about 6 modules which it was going to prioritised under; GNSS Youth In Agriculture project, GNSS Youth In Housing Project and GNSS MSME Accounting Aid Programme.
According to him, the Scheme would require partners to support the implementation of these modules, adding that “as a subvented government agency, initiatives such as these would require the maximum support from donors/collaborators to affect the realisation of these projects.
Other officials who accompanied the Executive Director for the Scheme were Mr. Steve Ansah (Board/Management Coordinator), Oxford Osei Bonsu (Ag, Head, Internal Relations), Eric Okyei (Ag. Head, Mobilisation) and Angela Ohene Boateng (Ag. Head, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation).
By Felix Baidoo
