The National Service Authority (NSA) is intensifying efforts to enforce biometric verification for National Service Personnel (NSP) deployed for the 2024/2025 service year, offering a final 30-day grace period for compliance.
In an official statement issued on February 18, 2025, NSA Director-General, Felix Gyamfi said approximately 6,635 personnel risk having their registration and postings revoked if they do not complete the final biometric validation by March 19, 2025.
This directive is part of the NSA’s ongoing push to improve transparency and accountability, in line with the goals set by President John Dramani Mahama.
The biometric validation is in accordance with the newly enacted NSA Act 2024 (ACT 1119), which mandates that personnel who fail to report to their designated agency within three months of their posting will be considered as evading service.
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This directive applies to personnel who were posted on October 1, 2024, but have not yet completed the required biometric verification. The NSA emphasized that all deployed service personnel must undergo this process and ensure that they go through the following processes;
1. Obtain user agency acceptance within the 90-day period from their posting date.
2. Report to their respective Regional Offices with their Ghana Card for final biometric validation within the same timeframe.
Beyond the March 19th deadline, the NSA has made it clear that deployed service personnel will not be added to the payroll until they have successfully completed biometric validation and presented themselves at their assigned district for monthly evaluation.
“This is a critical step to ensure the integrity of the National Service scheme,” said NSA Director-General Felix Gyamfi in the communique.
Below is a breakdown of personnel who are likely to be affected across the 16 regions in Ghana
