News coming in indicates that a national service personnel by name Isaac Dokyi has been crushed to death by a speeding car on his way to church at Akyem Tafo in the Eastern region.
According to report, this sad incident occurred on Saturday January 28, 2023.
The deceased graduate was undertaking his National service at Cocoa research Institute of Ghana(CRIG) at Akyem Tafo.
Sad News Hit National Service Personnel In The Eastern Region
Isaac, a staunch member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church was riding bicycle to church when a speeding private car crushed him at the accident prone OPASS junction stretch of the Koforidua to Bunso highway.
He was rushed to Akyem Tafo Government hospital but pronounced dead on arrival.
The body of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue for preservation.
Meanwhile, the suspect driver reported himself to the Akyem police Tafo Police to subject himself to the law.
About National Service
The National Service programme is a compulsory one-year service required of all citizens of Ghana who are 18 years and above, at the time of deployment. The Scheme which started in 1973 now operates under Act 426 (of 1980). The objectives of the Scheme are to:
1. Encourage the spirit of national service among ALL segments of Ghanaian society in the effort of nation-building through active participation.
2. Undertake projects designed to combat hunger, illiteracy, disease and unemployment in Ghana.
3. Help provide essential services and amenities, particularly in towns and villages of the rural areas of Ghana.
4. Develop skilled manpower through practical training.
5. Promote national unity and strengthen the bonds of common citizenship among Ghanaians.
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The Act mandates the Scheme to mobilise and deploy “any person to whom the Scheme applies to be engaged, full time, in any of the following fields”:
a. Agriculture
b. Co-operatives
c. Education
d. Health
e. Local Government
f. Military
g. Rural Development, including surveying, physical planning, civil engineering and rural industries
h. Youth programmes
i. Any other field that the Board may prescribe from time to time.
Any such person shall comply with the directions of the Board.