Serwaa Amihere wants how personnel of the National Service Scheme in the country survive on a monthly allowance of GH¢599.
The Ghanaian broadcaster often laments the growing hardship and high cost of living standard in Accra once again took to social media to express worry over the meagre salary of personnel.
She wondered how fresh graduates could afford accommodation, bills, transportation and food on the remuneration which she deems as a paltry sum.
Taking to Twitter, she wrote: “National service personnel, how do you manage the GHC 559 allowance?“
See the tweet below:
All graduates of tertiary institutions in Ghana are mandated by law to complete a year’s mandatory service at various institutions across the country.
They are currently paid a monthly allowance of GH¢559.
The last time personnel witnessed an increase in their allowance was in April 2017.
The allowance was increased from GH¢350.00 a month to GH¢559.04 a month.
Meanwhile, some unhappy NSS personnel have called on the government to consider an increment in the monthly allowances.
According to them, the current monthly allowance of 559 cedis is not enough to match up to the rising cost of living in the country.
In September, they expressed their grievances to the media after a visit to the Mole National Park as part of the National Service Personnel week celebration.
The outgoing president of national service personnel for Northern, North East, and Savannah Regions, Abukari Eliassu Kurabaso, said the current allowance is woefully inadequate.
“We have seen an increment in the minimum wage rate in the country, but we are yet to see an increase in service allowances. We are making a passionate appeal to the government to increase it a bit for us,” he was quoted by Citi News as saying.
“We rely solely on the allowance, and it is insufficient, taking into consideration all the expenses we will be making.”
