General News of Monday, 15 October 2018Source: citinewsroom.comNIA workers abandon job over non-payment of salariesCEO of the National Identification Authority, Professor Ken AttafuahSome workers of the National Identification Authority (NIA), have deserted their posts over the non-payment of salaries. The workers, who have been engaged since May 2018 to work on the implementation of the Ghana Card, say they have not been paid for the past two months. Some of the contract workers who spoke to Citi News say the situation is taking a toll on them. One of the workers aggrieved workers said, “we’ve worked from May till September.. NIA has been able to pay us for May to June, so what has happened to our payment from July to August?. The Chief Executive Officer of the NIA, Prof. Ken Attafuah in a reaction at the time said he had directed that all the staff be paid immediately.

Source: GhanaWeb October 15, 2018 13:18 UTC