General News of Friday, 23 June 2017Source: mynewsgh.comLocal government service to chase staff with fake degreesDr. Arthur made this statement during a familiarization tour in Cape CoastAs part of measures in fishing out staff with fake degrees and other qualifications, the Local Government Service has hinted of plans to demand original certificates of all staff working with the various Metropolitan, Municipal, District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country for validation. Head of Local Government Service, Dr Nana Ato Arthur has said. Dr. Arthur made this statement during a familiarization tour in Cape Coast to interact with stakeholders of MMDAs in the Central Region to ensure smooth delivery of quality service at the Local Government Service as the Head of the service. He called on stakeholders including Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), Coordinating Directors, Development Planners, engineers, accountants, human resource officers, administrators among others to cooperate with Local Government Service to succeed in this regard. They did not have such a person passing through KNUST, rather the number on the certificate belong to another person” he hinted.

Source: GhanaWeb June 23, 2017 07:41 UTC