President John Dramani Mahama has taken a firm stance against corruption, ordering an aggressive crackdown on those responsible for the massive ghost names scandal within the National Service Scheme (NSS).
Addressing Parliament during his maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) in his second term on Thursday, February 27, 2025, he revealed that over 80,000 fake names had been fraudulently added to the NSS payroll, leading to an estimated loss of GH¢50 million every month.
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Describing the act as blatant theft of public funds, Mahama made it clear that such corruption would not go unpunished.
“As part of our Operation Recover All the Loot (ORAL) policy, I have already tasked our investigative bodies to bring the culprits of the National Service ghost name scandals to justice. Such brazen theft of public funds must not go unpunished,” he declared.
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