National Service Personnel Delight As They Receive Christmas Gifts, Video Evokes Joy

National Service Personnel Delight As They Receive Christmas Gifts, Video Evokes Joy

  • Two Ghanaian ladies working as national service personnel are trending on social media
  • This comes after they posted a video of themselves in a joyous mood, showcasing items they received as Christmas gifts
  • Many Ghanaians who took to the comment section of the video have shared varying opinions on the actions of the ladies

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Two Ghanaian ladies have become the envy of many after they took to TikTok to discuss the benefits of working as national service personnel.

A video that has since gone viral showed the duo in an excited mood as they announced that they received gifts at their workplace as part of the Christmas festivities.

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National service people rejoice as gifts for this Christmas celebration. Photo credit: @fels_collectionkumasi/TikTok
Source: TikTok

The first lady who spoke teased her peers who had completed university but refused to embark on the mandatory one-year service.

She showcased the items she had been given at her work post, which included a bag of rice and some canned fish.

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"Many are done with school but are reluctant to do their national service because of laziness. See the things we got, it even includes an envelope."

Her colleague also interrupted the video by saying she was pleased to be doing her national service.

The video had received over 150 likes and four comments at the time of writing the report.

Watch the video below:

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Focus on developing yourselves

Speaking to YEN.com.gh, an educationist, Mr Suleman Dadzie, urged the two ladies to make good use of their one mandatory service period to learn skills that would make them valuable on the job market.

"They must see this as a chance to gain valuable skills that are very essential for their future careers."

Ghanaians react to national service

Social media users who took to the video's comment section have shared varying opinions regarding the issue.

yaw dwarkwaa commented:

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"You guys are enjoying. National service recieving gifts. Where did we pas."

Ama Afrah asked:

"Enti den."

EfyaSkylar indicated:

"I want to say something but yaanom is here."

Man laments going on errands at workplace

YEN.com.gh reported that a National Service Scheme personnel was not happy after he was sent to the market to buy some foodstuff for a senior colleague.

The young man said a senior at the company he was posted to said she was craving palm nut soup and sent him to the market to buy an ingredient.

In a TikTok, he confessed his unhappiness over being turned into an errand boy only a few days into his national service.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Head of Human Interest Desk) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.