A major Ghanaian university denied any role in a national service scandal. The Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development stated that claims about its involvement are wrong. The school said it only provided a list of final year students to the National Service Authority, following the exact guidelines given in April. Officials requested institutions to upload eligible student data using a specific template.
The university explained that a verification team from the service authority visited its campus earlier this month. That group included the Deputy Director General and the Head of IT. After checking the portal data, they reportedly found no problems with the submission. However, recent media reports quoted the service agency's Director General implicating three universities, including AAMUSTED, in irregularities involving thousands of names. The reports also mentioned ten arrests.
The university firmly stated that none of its staff or students have been arrested over payroll fraud. It noted that the Deputy Director General later went on television to retract the claim about the school submitting ghost names. AAMUSTED urged the public and its community to trust the institution's integrity, asking for the record to be corrected.
The university explained that a verification team from the service authority visited its campus earlier this month. That group included the Deputy Director General and the Head of IT. After checking the portal data, they reportedly found no problems with the submission. However, recent media reports quoted the service agency's Director General implicating three universities, including AAMUSTED, in irregularities involving thousands of names. The reports also mentioned ten arrests.
The university firmly stated that none of its staff or students have been arrested over payroll fraud. It noted that the Deputy Director General later went on television to retract the claim about the school submitting ghost names. AAMUSTED urged the public and its community to trust the institution's integrity, asking for the record to be corrected.
