The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed 10 staff members following investigations into allegations of misconduct, extortion of funds from Ghana Card applicants, and violations of the authority’s rules.
According to a statement released by the NIA, “The allegations against the dismissed officers included demanding and accepting unauthorized fees from Ghana Card applicants, as well as manipulating the registration system for personal gains.”
The statement indicated that, the decision by management to dismiss the officers followed thorough investigations conducted by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service stationed at NIA’s headquarters in Accra.
After several investigations and interdiction of officers, the NIA noted that the misconducts took place at NIA’s Subin Sub-Metro District Office in Kumasi, Western regional office in Takoradi, Registrar General’s Department Office at Accra Central, Adentan Municipal Office, La-Nkwantanang Municipal Office and the Head Office in Accra.
“The actions of the officers not only contravened the fundamental principles of integrity and transparency that drive NIA but also eroded the very essence of NIA’s purpose namely; the promotion of trustworthiness, dependability and credibility in public service delivery”, the statement said.
“The dismissal of the officers serves as a strong signal that respect for the fundamental human rights of NIA staff will go hand in hand with the swift and certain application of the law,aiming to establish a strong, ethical, agile and professional national institution committed to building a country of which citizens can be truly proud”
Following the development, Executive Secretary of NIA, Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah pledged to implement additional measures to prevent such misconduct from occurring in the future.
Below is the statement
