The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has welcomed the reassignment of Felix Gyamfi, the Acting Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA), describing it as a positive and necessary move.
Speaking on Accra-based Citi FM, Mr. Braimah said the decision was not surprising, given recent challenges at the Authority.
“I think it is not surprising considering the issues that were unfolding,” he remarked. “Any leader determined to pursue meaningful reforms at the NSS would likely have taken the same step.”
Mr. Gyamfi, who was appointed in January 2025, was reassigned on Monday to the Ministry of Finance.
The move has sparked debate in public service circles due to its abrupt nature and timing, which comes just before the annual posting of new service personnel.
Reports indicate that the reassignment followed a policy clash between Mr. Gyamfi and the Minister of Youth Development, George Opare Addo, over the Authority’s digital deployment platform.
An audit of the system revealed loopholes that allowed financial losses through the inclusion of non-existent names on the payroll.
Mr. Braimah criticised the outgoing Director-General for attempting to maintain and upgrade the troubled platform despite the audit findings.
“I couldn’t understand why there was an attempt to defend that digital system when it was clearly linked to the losses. His determination to protect it was simply indefensible,” he added.
Source: Adomonline
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