The Acting Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Dr. Michael Kpessa Whyte, has advised the leadership of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) not to allow themselves to be used as agents of selfish politicians.

Dr. Michael Kpessa Whyte made the call in an interview with the Daily Express on the sidelines of the 6th National delegates congress was held under the theme “National Service – A period of Transition”. He asked executives of service personnel to use the opportunity given them to collaborate with government so they could all have a mutual benefit.

“NASPA and National Service can only grow when the scheme management and your executives collaborate.  If the other party who is expected to collaborate with us (NSS) is not available to be collaborating with… your interest is sacrifice and we don’t want your interest to be sacrifice” he said.

The Acting Director indicated that the leadership of service personnel can’t contest government and win without cooperation. Dr. Kpessa –Whyte implored NASPA executives to desist from using their position to extort money from potential service personnel with the view of influencing their postings.

“The act of using one’s position to collect money with the view that one can influence the places where potential national service personnel are posted is corruption and must be not be encouraged” he bemoaned.

Dr. Michael Kpessa Whyte said government is willing to cooperate with NASPA in addressing their grievances but won’t tolerate personnel who refuse to cooperate.

“Myself and all my colleagues in the national service will not tolerate anybody who will come there and flex their waist around as if they are there to tell management what to do. We will be willing to welcome anybody who is willing to cooperate…..  the name of the game is partnership and cooperation, National Service- NASPA are not political parties , they are institution of state and the other one is an association of past student who are serving” he concluded.

Source:  Daily Express 26/03/15   

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