NSA cuts pay roll to GH¢700 million after clearing 'ghost' names

The National Service Authority (NSA) says it has reduced its annual payroll from about GH¢1.6 billion to roughly GH¢700 million after tightening verification systems to eliminate ghost names from its payroll.

The Deputy Director General (Operations), Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, speaking on Accra-based JoyFM on April 20, 2026, disclosed this during an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show.

“Previously, the payroll of the government was about 1.5 to 1.6 billion every year. As of last year, we paid barely about 700 million Ghanaian cedis,” he said.

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He explained that under the current system, each service person’s monthly evaluation must first be endorsed by a supervisor at the institution of posting.

The documents are then verified at the district level, reviewed by an internal auditor, cleared by the regional director, and reconciled by accountants at the NSA head office before final payment approval is issued through the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department.

He admitted that the process is detailed and involves multiple layers of checks aimed at improving accountability and preventing payroll leakages.

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