Credit: Kekeli K. Blamey
The National Service Authority (NSA) has given a 30-day ultimatum to 6,635 National Service Personnel (NSP) who have not completed their biometric verification.
According to a statement issued by the NSA on February 18, 2025, these personnel, who were deployed for the 2024/2025 service year, risk having their registration and postings revoked if they fail to comply by March 19, 2025.
NSA Director-General Felix Gyamfi explained that this directive is part of the authority’s efforts to enhance transparency and accountability, in line with President John Dramani Mahama’s goals.
The biometric validation is mandatory under the newly enacted NSA Act 2024 (ACT 1119), which considers personnel who fail to report to their designated agency within three months of posting as evading service.
To avoid nullification of their registration and posting, affected personnel must obtain user agency acceptance within 90 days of their posting date and report to their respective Regional Offices with their Ghana Card for final biometric validation within the same timeframe.
The NSA emphasized that deployed service personnel will not be added to the payroll until they have successfully completed biometric validation and presented themselves at their assigned district for monthly evaluation.
“This is a critical step to ensure the integrity of the National Service scheme,” Gyamfi said.
