The National Service Scheme (NSS) has petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to sign the Ghana National Service Authority Bill 2024 into law.
Speaking at the service scheme policy launch themed, “Innovative deployment: developing prospects for the future” at the College of Physicians and Surgeons’ auditorium in Accra on April 15, 2024, the Executive Director of NSS, Osei Assibey Antwi, cited that, the new law will grant the secretariat the authority with the opportunity to expand existing programs such as the NSS teaching model and NSS MSME accounting age.
“The National Service scheme beyond this policy must be strengthened, capacitated, and significantly resourced to regulate the mobilization and deployment of personnel. I strongly believe that this can be done by upgrading the scheme from its status to a more noble and standardized institution.
In this regard, I wish to make a passionate appeal to the President that the Ghana National Service Authority Bill 2024, currently before Mr. President, will be approved. Mr. President, the new law will grant the authority the opportunity to expand existing programs such as the NSS teaching model and NSS MSME accounting age”, Mr Antwi stated.
In development to this request, President Akufo-Addo urged stakeholders to support the scheme in achieving its objectives in shaping the future of Ghana and empowering the nation’s youth to fulfill their potential.
“These interventions will solidify the NSS scheme’s position as one of the best in the West African and African region for deploying service personnel. I urge stakeholders to support the scheme in achieving its objectives. Let us embrace the new changes, focus, and face of the NSS. I’m confident that with the implementation of this new policy document, the NSS scheme will play an even more vital role in shaping the future of our nation and empowering our youth to fulfill their potential”, President Akufo-Addo said.
