Koforidua, Nov. 4, GNA – Mr Micheal Okyere Baafi, the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for New Juaben South, has promised to secure permanent jobs for over 1,440 National Service Personnel in the Eastern Region by the end of their service period.
He has, therefore, urged them to give of their best at the various institutions they had been posted to and gather the necessary competences and expertise to guarantee their employment.
The Parliamentary Candidate, who was speaking at an orientation workshop for Service Personnel in the New Juaben South Municipality in Koforidua, also announced that the proposal for increment in the National Service allowance had been approved.
The workshop was to sensitise the personnel on the conduct, discipline, and the general expectation of their delivery at their respective posts in line with the standards and objectives of the National Service Scheme (NSS).
Mr Isaac Appaw Gyasi, New Juaben South Municipal Chief Executive, said even though the Government was putting in measures to ensure that all service persons were employed, there were several policies such as the Planting for Food and Jobs that they could take advantage of to create their own employment.
More than 500 service persons attended the programme.
However, the Ghana News Agency observed that COVID-19 protocols were not strictly observed as there were no Veronica Buckets for handwashing, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, and thermometer guns to check temperatures.
Additionally, only a few of the participants were seen wearing facemasks.
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