The Coordinating Secretary of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA), Nana Adu Gyamfi Mensah, has raised alarm over what he calls “undue interference” by senior officials of the National Service Authority (NSA) in the ongoing NASPA district delegate conferences, particularly in the Ashanti Region.

In a statement issued Tuesday, June 3, the Coordinating Secretary recounted a dramatic incident at the CLOSAG Auditorium in Adum, Kumasi, on Monday, June 2, where armed police officers allegedly acting on instructions from NSA Headquarters attempted to halt a scheduled regional election just moments before it began.

“The officers approached the regional executives and claimed they had orders from ‘above’ to stop the election and lock the venue,” the statement read.

“However, they failed to produce any official documentation or warrant to justify their actions.”

Mr Mensah condemned the development as an attack on the autonomy and democratic values of the Association, noting that the election process had been properly organized, with no formal petitions or complaints filed against the procedures.

He added that delegates and candidates from all 43 districts in the region were already peacefully seated when the disruption occurred.

Attempts by the regional executives to hold only the conference and postpone the elections were reportedly rejected by the armed officers.

To avoid escalation, the executives yielded but reconvened with aspirants, 13 out of 20 of whom agreed to hold the elections on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

“This incident represents a worrying precedent of administrative overreach and interference in democratic processes,” the statement said.

“NASPA must be allowed to function independently and free from coercion or political manipulation.”

He called on the public, media, and civil society organizations to closely monitor developments within NASPA and hold relevant authorities accountable.

“I will not relent in protecting the values of transparency, democracy, and the will of service personnel,” the statement concluded.