Indexing government scandals one at a time
Ghana's National Service Scheme (NSS) is facing severe charges of widespread abuses, including the manufacture and use of bogus student index numbers.
The charges revolve on the finding of thousands of forged student index numbers provided to non-existent students who were then purportedly enrolled in national service. These fake enrollments appear to come from a number of academic schools, including the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), the University of Cape Coast (UCC), and the University of Development Studies (UDS), among others. The stated number of "ghost personnel"—individuals identified as serving but who did not—is concerning, with considerable disparities between figures submitted to Parliament and those publicly announced by the NSS.
In other words, the syndicate or individuals who receive the gratuities on behalf of these 40,000 ghost people earn an astounding GHC343 million annually for three years.
Dec. 5, 2024
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