{"id":149101,"date":"2024-02-08T13:27:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T13:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/08\/making-nss-optional-will-boost-bribery-and-corruption\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T13:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T13:27:17","slug":"making-nss-optional-will-boost-bribery-and-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/08\/making-nss-optional-will-boost-bribery-and-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Making NSS optional will boost bribery and corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, says the New Patriotic Party\u2019s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia\u2019s proposal to make the one-year mandatory National Service optional will only create space for bribery and corruption to fester.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Apaak says the move will also not promote patriotism among Ghanaian students upon completion of their tertiary education.<\/p>\n<p>While announcing his vision for the country in Accra on Wednesday, Dr. Bawumia announced plans to make the service optional when he is elected president in the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe it is time to rethink the concept of our current national service scheme. My government will propose that those who, after completion of their education, can secure jobs, would be exempted from national service. National service will no longer be mandatory, and students will have the option to decide whether to do national service. This will also encourage companies to go to campuses for recruitment annually,\u201d Dr. Bawumia said.<\/p>\n<p>But speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, Dr. Clement Apaak said the implementation of such a proposal will only create a favourable exemption opportunity for the children of the political elite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat it will essentially do is introduce optional service in place of National Service, and once it becomes optional, it also creates the avenue for bribery and corruption. We all know the value of doing National Service, and we know that the National Service certificate plays a very important role, especially for those of us who will want to go into public service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime without number, you may have heard persons who have been nominated for ministerial positions being asked by the Appointments Committee where they did their National Service and whether they have certificates and so by saying that we are going to make it optional, you are totally destroying what we know and replacing it with a system that will only exempt the sons and daughters of the political elite.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! \ud83c\udf10\ud83d\udcf0 #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, says the New Patriotic Party\u2019s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia\u2019s proposal to make the one-year mandatory National Service optional will only create space for bribery and corruption to fester. 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