The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has cautioned all graduates from tertiary schools who have not undertaken their one year mandatory national service to register and get posted.
The National Service Law Act, 1980 (Act 426) holds that persons who fail to undertake national service should not seek employment and must not be employed under any circumstances without the written permission of the scheme's Board and further stipulates a punishment of up to five years in prison for the offenders.
In a statement signed by the Acting Executive Director of the NSS, Usiff Mustapha read
“The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS), wishes to announce that eligible Ghanaians who missed the opportunity to do their national service in previous years, and now wish to enroll to do the service, have up to Friday, March 17, 2017 to do so.â€
The statement also specified that “Applicants in the Greater Accra Region, should however submit their application letters to the NSS head office in Accra,â€
“All application letters must be accompanied by introductory or attestation letters, academic certificates or transcripts from accredited tertiary institutions attended, school I.D. cards, and evidence of application for deferment of national service from previous years.’’