NSS sacks last minute 'NDC recruits'

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February 9, 2017 12:21 AM

A statement from the scheme signed by newly appointed Executive Director, Ussif Mustapha, said there were violations in the process of recruitment.

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has sacked persons who were employed at the secretariat towards the end of the erstwhile National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) government in December 2016.

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“The management of the National Service Scheme (NSS), has on the advice of the Minister of Education, withdrawn the National Service staff recruitment which was done in December 2016 with immediate effect.

“This decision is informed by a thorough consideration of violations of due process prior to recruitment,” the statement said.

Over 205 workers have been affected by the decision to annul the recruitment.

The statement added that the Public Services Commission (PSC) had earlier warned the former NSS boss, Michael Kpessah-Whyte to halt the recruitment process but he ignored.

“These included petitions to the Public Services Commission (PSC) against the recruitment process upon which the PSC in a letter dated 16th November, 2016, advised the former Ag. Executive Director to halt the recruitment process until the matter was properly resolved. This was however ignored and the appointment letters were issued to some persons on 15th December, 2016.”

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The NSS, however, assured that there would be “a new opportunity to have the staff recruitment properly carried out”.

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