Youth Minister refutes claims of awarding contract for NSS payment platform
The Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare-Addo, has dismissed claims that his ministry has awarded a contract for the management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) payment platform to a private company.
The allegations surfaced in a post by journalist Jude Duncan, who suggested that the contract had been handed to Hubtel following the reassignment of the immediate past Director-General of the National Service Authority, Felix Gyamfi.
Duncan claimed that Gyamfi was reassigned partly because of his insistence on maintaining the existing service providers rather than switching to Hubtel.
Reacting on X (formerly Twitter), Opare-Addo described the claims as false and unfounded.
“I am not sure where this is coming from. I can assure you no contract whatsoever has been awarded to the best of my knowledge. I entreat @mensaduncan or his organisation to provide any contrary claims. This is unacceptable!!” the Minister wrote.
The development comes at a time when the NSS is undergoing a transition in leadership following Mr. Gyamfi’s reassignment to the Ministry of Finance. His exit has fueled speculation over disagreements within the ministry about the future of the NSS deployment and payment systems.
