{"id":151176,"date":"2024-02-14T07:09:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/14\/nss-wont-be-abolished-if-bawumia-is-elected-as-president\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T07:09:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T07:09:09","slug":"nss-wont-be-abolished-if-bawumia-is-elected-as-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/14\/nss-wont-be-abolished-if-bawumia-is-elected-as-president\/","title":{"rendered":"NSS won&#8217;t be abolished if Bawumia is elected as president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has clarified that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will not abolish the National Service Scheme (NSS) if elected as president.<\/p>\n<p>While announcing his vision for the country in Accra on Wednesday, Dr. Bawumia unveiled plans to make the service optional when he becomes president in the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Oppong Nkrumah assured Ghanaian youth seeking employment that they will not be denied jobs because they haven\u2019t completed national service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNSS will stay, he\u2019s not saying he\u2019s going to abolish NSS. He\u2019s saying that if you get a job, and you are being denied that job because you haven\u2019t done the mandatory national service, he\u2019s going to take that clause out. If you get a job and the employer is willing to take that job, the employer is not compelled to say that because you haven\u2019t done national service, he should not give you the job. It does mean that this training and learning and growing of culture is gone, it\u2019s still there. You will not be denied a job because you haven\u2019t done national service,\u201d he said on <strong>Face to Face<\/strong> on <strong>Citi TV<\/strong> with Umaru Sanda Amadu.<\/p>\n<p>The Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, says Bawumia\u2019s proposal to make the one-year mandatory National Service optional will only create opportunities for bribery and corruption to flourish.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: <strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! \ud83c\udf10\ud83d\udcf0 #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has clarified that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will not abolish the National Service Scheme (NSS) if elected as president. 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