Public Workers Without Ghana Card Won’t Receive Salaries From Feb

The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has served notice about resolve to withhold salaries of public sector workers without Ghana card numbers.

This measure will take effect from February 2024.

In a letter, the CAGD advised government workers without the Ghana card to take advantage of the ongoing general registration at all the 292 National Identification Authority (NIA) offices for registration of qualified Ghanaians aged 15 years and above.

According to the CAGD, the NIA has included public sector employees on Government of Ghana (GoG) payroll among target registrants.

It noted that priority attention will be given to GoG employees at these centres.

“Based on the above, we therefore request that you advise your staff and members to take advantage,” it said.

It added, “We would also like to bring to your attention that with effect from February 2024, payment of salaries would not be made to government employees on the centralized GoG payroll who do not have NIA numbers. All those yet to register are therefore advised to take advantage of the December – January period to get registered for their NIA numbers.”