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The Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Felix Gyamfi, has revealed more troubling details surrounding the recent payroll fraud within the National Service Scheme (NSS), which has already implicated 12 former officials.
Speaking on TV3âs Hot Issues on 15 June 2025, Mr Gyamfi alleged that a well-known public university in Ghana was significantly involved in the scandal by submitting names of fictitious students for enrolment in the NSS.
Although Mr Gyamfi refrained from disclosing the name of the institution, he stressed that the scale of the wrongdoing under its watch surpassed that of any other institution involved in the scheme.
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I can tell you today that there is a particular university in Ghana where a lot of this misconduct occurred under their supervisionâmore than anywhere else. But I cannot mention its name because it could carry legal consequences and potentially damage the universityâs reputation. If it werenât for that, I would have said it.
When asked to provide figures on the number of fake names submitted by the university, Mr Gyamfi declined to state a specific number. However, he confirmed that these non-existent individuals were among those who had been removed from the system.
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He referenced earlier reports that highlighted shocking irregularities, such as the inclusion of 83-year-olds and foreign nationals from Kenya among the so-called national service personnel.
They were probably among those we had to delete. Youâll recall that Sulemana Braimah of the Media Foundation for West Africa mentioned people from Kenya and elderly individualsâ83-year-old men and womenâappearing on the payroll. That was all part of the list. Thankfully, the system is able to detect such anomalies
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Mr Gyamfi explained that the NSA has already taken internal actions against the implicated university to preserve the credibility of Ghanaâs public academic institutions. However, he added that the name of the university could still be disclosed if legal proceedings were initiated.
There are matters we have addressed administratively to safeguard the integrity of an otherwise credible public institution. But if the National Service Board or the Attorney General expresses interest in the case, weâll not hesitate to hand over the relevant details for further action
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Gyamfi concluded by assuring the public of the transparency and robustness of the current NSS system, stating that all fraudulent entries can be tracked and addressed.