NSA Launches New Committee to Build Digital Platform Against Ghost Names
The Governing Board of the National Service Authority (NSA) has inaugurated a nine-member Transition and Implementation Steering Committee to design and deploy a new digital platform to tackle ghost names.
The committee, chaired by Dr. Wisdom Atiwoto, a Member of the NSA Board and Director of Research, Statistics and Information Management at the Ministry of Health, was constituted after an audit of the old deployment system was found unsatisfactory.
Other members include the Director-General of NSA, Ms. Ruth Dela Seddoh, Board Members Mr. Shadrack Mensah and Ms. Elorm Goh, the Head of Management Information Systems, Mr. Benjamin Freeman Kusi, and the Head of Internal Audit, Ms. Jennifer Opong.
They are joined by external advisors: Dr. Stephan Nwolley, Chairperson of the ICT Sector at the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI); Mr. Koku Abotsi, Esq., Legal Practitioner; Mr. Japhet Kuntu, Software Engineer; and Mr. Nabil Abubakar Hussayn, Banker. The committee secretary is Ms. Regina Obenewa Penrose, Esq.
The move follows a June 17, 2025, directive from the Office of the President to the Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment to suspend the existing deployment system, audit its operations, and design a new digital platform.
According to a statement signed by NSA Board Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Okai Mintah, the new platform will support personnel enrolment, postings, payroll, allowances, and scheme administration. It is expected to improve efficiency, transparency, and service delivery while ensuring real-time verification of service personnel postings.
The committee will oversee the phased migration from the legacy system, direct the design and deployment of the new platform, and supervise implementation across all core functions of the Authority.
The NSA assured the public that the transition will not disrupt obligations to national service personnel as provided in the National Service Act, Act 1119 (2024).
