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OSEI-POKU JUNIOR

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THE DIRECTOR

NATIONAL SERVICE SECRETARIAT

WESTERN REGION

ALLOWANCE DEDUCTIONS

The activity of NASPA has been reduced significantly to organisation of service week, meetings and congress .This unfortunate realization is not the doing of the stars or nature but the limited foresightedness of our leaders from the national level through the regional to the district levels of NASPA. Young leaders are now mostly interested in their own selfish interests than the determination to cause a positive change to the lives of our subjects.

In my view, NASPA (national) has not done anything new since ascension onto the glorious seat as president by Hon. Vincent Ekow but the continuation of the old rusted chain of activities i.e. meeting, congress and eventually week celebration. Rumours, from deductions to the making of citations and today, information blaring from the regional desk is an allowance deduction for the making of T-shirts, hand bands and other materials has been the order of our long awaited months.

 I wish to state that the recent decision or proposal to deduct 20 cedis from all service personnel allowance (though not approved yet); 15 cedis; for making of T shirts and souvenirs and 5 cedis shared proportionally to all arms (national, regional, district of NASPA) is rather unfortunate since the 40 cedis dues paid (proportioned or not) at the beginning of service is to cover these items and not for organisation of a glorious and extravagant hotel venued congress', like the recent one. I believe this is a clear indication of the abuse of the NASPA constitution and therefore article 18.1(1b) which
gives congress the power to make deductions as and when necessary should be re visited and amended.

I also wish to state that unless it’s a welfare need, allowances of service persons shouldn't be deducted and this provision of shirts and wrist bands cannot be considered as one. Just like NSS cloth, these items should be optional. These deductions done in the former administration (Awortwe Wilberforce’s Administration) don’t make it right and if not stopped now, posterity will judge us all.

Yours sincerely,

Osei-Poku Junior
President
NASPA-STM

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THE DIRECTOR

NATIONAL SERVICE SECRETARIAT

SEKONDI TAKORADI METRO

THE PRESIDENT

NASPA-WESTERN REGION