{"id":16661,"date":"2026-04-20T12:50:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=16661"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:50:58","slug":"national-service-authority-reduces-payroll-expenditure-from-gh%e2%82%b51-6-billion-to-gh%e2%82%b5700-million-after-eliminating-ghost-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=16661","title":{"rendered":"National Service Authority reduces payroll expenditure from GH\u20b51.6 billion to GH\u20b5700 million after eliminating ghost names."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The National Service Authority (NSA) has reduced its annual payroll from approximately GH\u20b51.6 billion to around GH\u20b5700 million by tightening its verification systems to eliminate ghost names.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Deputy Director General of Operations, Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, shared the figures on Joy FM\u2019s Super Morning Show, stating that the significant cut demonstrates the effectiveness of ongoing reforms. \u201cPreviously, the government\u2019s payroll was about 1.5 to 1.6 billion every year. As of last year, we paid barely about 700 million Ghanaian cedis,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">He clarified that the savings came not from reducing the number of posted personnel, but from strengthening controls on monthly allowance processing. Under the new system, each service person\u2019s monthly evaluation requires a supervisor\u2019s endorsement, followed by verification at the district level, an internal audit review, regional director clearance, and reconciliation by NSA head office accountants before final approval through the Controller and Accountant General\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">While acknowledging the process is detailed with multiple checks, Lt. Col. Kpeungu insisted it is fully digital and has not caused significant payment delays. The NSA currently owes personnel only one month\u2019s allowance (March), which he called manageable. With nearly 99,500 personnel deployed nationwide, monthly allowances total about GH\u20b550 million, or roughly GH\u20b5600 million annually.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><em><strong>Disclaimer: The content provided on Fish FM Online is for informational and entertainment purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, we do not guarantee the completeness, reliability, or timeliness of the information presented. Fish FM Online and its affiliates are not responsible for any errors or omissions, nor for any decisions made based on the content available on our platform.<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Service Authority (NSA) has reduced its annual payroll from approximately GH\u20b51.6 billion to around GH\u20b5700 million by tightening its verification systems to eliminate ghost names. Deputy Director General of Operations, Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, shared the figures on Joy FM\u2019s Super Morning Show, stating that the significant cut demonstrates the effectiveness [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":16662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[5258,5259],"class_list":["post-16661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-deputy-director-general-of-operations","tag-lieutenant-colonel-moses-dok-nach-kpeungu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16663,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16661\/revisions\/16663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}