The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has urged the newly inaugurated National Service Board to urgently address the persistent issue of ghost names on the list of service personnel.
This call was made during the inauguration of an 8-member governing board of the National Service Authority, chaired by Okai Mintah on Monday, May 19.
In his address at the ceremony, the Minister emphasised the need for a comprehensive clean-up of the National Service Scheme to restore public confidence in its operations.
“I challenge you as an incoming board to focus on constructing a systematic overhaul with technology at the forefront. You must address the vulnerability in the current system that allowed corruption to take root. This requires a complete overhaul, leveraging technology to create a more secure and transparent platform.
“Create a robust auditing system to eliminate all these ghost names. President Mahama does not want to hear again that we still have ghost names in the system,” he stressed.