NATIONAL SERVICE PERSONNEL URGE TO ACCEPT POSTINGS TO HINTERLANDS

NATIONAL SERVICE PERSONNEL URGE TO ACCEPT POSTINGS TO HINTERLANDS

National Service Personnel has been urged to be accepting posting to the hinterlands, but not to see it as castigation because the people in those areas also needed their service mostly as compare to the urban center.
The Bole district Director of the National Service Scheme, Ali Issah gave the advice in a welcome address delivered at this year’s service personnel week celebration dinner night in Bole to climax the service week celebration.
The week long programme, the first of it kind in the district was chunked with several activities such as a float match through the principal streets of Bole, a clean up exercise, an entrepreneurship symposium, Gala matches and among other activities lined up which was climax by a dinner dance.
Addressing the Service Personnel on the theme “National Service in the drive towards a better Ghana” Mr. Ali reiterated that it is relevant to take a sober reflection of the significant of the National Service to the development of the individual personnel, the district, the region and the country at large.
The Coordinator said the National Service Scheme present an opportunity to the personnel to serve mother Ghana and also create avenues as the first step of experience acquisition after tertiary education.
This he said is manifested as personnel are posted to various sectors of the economy especially the teaching sector.
He however expressed his sincere gratitude and appreciation to all service personnel who within the period in diverse ways contributed in their own capacity to help end the 10 month period of service without any challenges and wished them the best of luck as they go out to compete in search for jobs.
The President of the National Service personnel Association of Ghana in Bole, Issah Ewuntomah advised his colleagues to become responsible future leaders of the nation.
He also challenged them to also be courageous in approaching Directors and other high Officials who occupied key positions and lobby for jobs.
Mr. Ewuntomah said the association in the district has also acquired a land at Green Valley, a suburb of Bole for construction of a hostel facility to ease accommodation challenges facing personnel in the district.