President Mahama initiates an investigation into the National Service Authority's ghost names controversy.

After the National Service Authority (NSA) was found to have about 81,885 probable ghost names on its payroll, President John Dramani Mahama ordered the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) to launch an emergency investigation into the organization. A headcount conducted by the Ministry of Finance to handle allowance arrears beginning in August 2024 revealed this notable disparity. In sharp contrast to the 180,030 names that the previous NSA management had submitted for payment, the audit found that just 98,145 National Service members were currently serving.

The Ministry of Finance has paid GHS 226,019,224 to settle the unpaid allowances for the verified staff in response to these findings. The significant quantity of bogus entries has deeply alarmed President Mahama, who has directed the NSA's new leadership to enact reforms right once. In order to guarantee the integrity of the institution's operations and stop such fraudulent practices from happening again, these changes seek to put strong controls in place.

The administration's dedication to accountability and openness in public institutions is demonstrated by this directive. The government wants to protect public monies and rebuild trust in the NSA's operations by tackling the problem of ghost names. It is anticipated that the investigation would uncover the underlying reasons for the payroll disparities and hold the mismanagement culprits accountable.