The National Service Authority (NSA) is facing scrutiny after a report from the Parliamentary Committee revealed a significant issue in its personnel deployment records.
According to the report, the NSA is said to have more than 200,000 “ghost names”.
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The NSA’s deployment figures over recent years have raised alarms. For instance, in the 2017/2018 cycle, the Authority announced 91,871 eligible personnel but deployed 88,939, leaving a shortfall of 2,932 personnel, representing a -3% of the announced number.
In the following year, 2018/2019, the NSA reported 85,708 eligible personnel, yet deployed a significantly 135,603. This excess of 49,895 individuals represented a dramatic 58% over the original number, raising questions about the accuracy and transparency of the personnel recruitment process.
The inconsistencies continued in 2019/2020 when the NSA announced 77,962 eligible personnel but deployed 114,036, an excess of 36,074 people, representing 46%. Similarly, in 2020/2021, the Authority announced 86,078 personnel but deployed 125,050 an excess of 38,972, representing 45% beyond the announced figure.
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The discrepancies did not improve in the subsequent years. In 2021/2022, the NSA announced 81,081 personnel for service, but 110,324 were deployed, creating a difference of 29,243 individuals, representing 36%. The following year, 2022/2023, saw the largest excess yet, with 115,240 announced personnel and 179,309 deployed, an alarming 64,069 extra individuals, representing a 56% difference.
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In the latest 2023/2024 cycle, the NSA reported 122,275 personnel but deployed 182,142, again showing a significant difference of 59,867 personnel, representing 49%.
These ongoing discrepancies have raised concerns over the transparency of the National Service Authority’s operations and the potential for inefficiency, corruption, and mismanagement. This suggest that the issue could be part of a much larger problem, with allegations that the NSA’s personnel records are riddled with ghost names, inflating the actual deployment numbers.
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The NSA has not yet issued a public statement in response to the committee’s report, but the findings are expected to lead to further investigation as petition by Media Foundation For West Africa.
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Writer : Daniel Tsatsu
Source: Metro TV
