The Deputy Finance Minister-designate, Thomas Nyarko Ampem has clarified why he did not do his national service.
At vetting today, February 24, 2025, Thomas Nyarko Ampem was asked to provide a yes or no answer to whether he did national service or not.
However, after his vetting, Thomas Nyarko Ampem clarified that he did not serve the one-year mandatory service because he was a trained teacher and trained teachers did not enroll for national service at the time. "Hello friends, following my vetting today, I wish to state that I was a teacher with GES that's why I didn't do the normal national service," he posted on X on February 24.
What The NSA Laws say OFFENCES UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE ACT, 1980 (426)• EvasionAny person called for national service who is not available or does not report at his/her service post, within a period of three months after close of posting, and without proper authorisation from the National Service Board, shall be considered an evader and the appropriate sanctions shall be evoked under Act 426 Section 28 (c).• DesertionA service person that takes posting but does not complete the full period, without proper authorisation from the Board, shall be declared a deserter and appropriate sanctions shall be applied against him/her.
