Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer, has reiterated his commitment to addressing the issue of ghost names on the government payroll with the Ghana Card.
During his tour in Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya West constituency, he emphasized that the payroll database is under ongoing scrutiny to prevent unauthorized individuals from accessing government resources.
Dr. Bawumia underscored the importance of the government’s digitalization agenda in combating corruption, noting its effectiveness in eliminating ghost names from the SSNIT and National Service Scheme payrolls.
He revealed that, with the assistance of the Ghana Card, they identified 29,000 ghost names on the SSNIT payroll, resulting in savings of 400,000 cedis, and found 44,000 ghost names among national service personnel, saving over 300 million Ghana cedis.
Dr. Bawumia assured that his administration will continue striving for a corruption-free payroll system.
“Through the Ghana Card, we have made significant progress in eliminating ghost names from government payrolls. Our initial operation focused on the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), where we identified and removed 29,000 ghost names, resulting in savings of 400,000 cedis,” he said.
SOURCE: Obikyere Abigail Seyram
