President has directed state security agencies to declare officials of the National Service Authority who have fled the country after being implicated in the ghost names scandal as wanted.

He further stated that he has directed for the assets of absconded individuals to be frozen and traced as investigations continue.

According to him, the theft of state and public funds is a criminal act, and he firmly believes that such criminal activities must not go unpunished. "As part of our Operation Recover All the Loot (ORAL) policy I have already tasked our investigative bodies to bring the culprits of the National Service ghost name scandals to justice.

Such brazen theft of public funds must not go unpunished.