Felix Gyamfi, Acting Director-General of Ghana’s National Service Authority (NSA), has been reassigned to the Ministry of Finance, less than seven months after assuming the role.
The abrupt change, effective immediately, comes as the government undertakes a broader reshuffle of senior public officials, aimed at consolidating its economic policy agenda, according to individuals familiar with the matter. No official statement has been issued regarding the move.
Mr. Gyamfi’s reassignment follows mounting internal tensions and operational setbacks at the NSA. According to officials briefed on the situation, delays in the posting of new National Service Personnel—following an audit of the agency’s online deployment portal—raised concerns within the government.
Sources say a disagreement between Mr. Gyamfi and George Opare Addo, the Minister for Youth Development, further complicated matters.
Mr. Addo reportedly pushed for the creation of an entirely new digital deployment system to address alleged security and efficiency flaws. Mr. Gyamfi, by contrast, advocated for refining the existing platform, arguing that its challenges were manageable with targeted improvements.
The reassignment leaves the NSA without a substantive head at a pivotal moment, as the agency prepares for the next wave of national service postings across the country. It is unclear who will be appointed to lead the Authority in the interim.
Mr. Gyamfi’s new role at the Finance Ministry has not yet been detailed, though observers see the move as part of a strategic realignment of technocrats within the administration.
