[ 2017-01-16 ]

Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, Vice President of Ghana

Nurses allowance to be restored in March – Bawumia
The controversial nurses allowance will be
restored in March this year, Vice President Dr.
Mahamadu Bawumia has revealed.

According to him, the NPP government will announce
the restoration of the allowances in their first
budget in March, as promised during the
electioneering.

The NDC government led by former President John
Mahama cancelled the allowances in 2014 with an
excuse that the payment was a misplaced priority.

The then opposition New Patriotic Party used the
subject as one of the bedrocks of its campaign,
building them momentum among health workers across
the country.

A last minute attempt to reintroduce the scheme by
the Mahama administration failed to impress the
student nurses.

Addressing a gathering at Fadama in Accra, Dr.
Bawumia said government is committed to the
restoration of the allowances and will not renege
on its promise.

“We are very determined to restore our promise
on the teacher trainee and nursing allowances. The
teacher trainee and nursing allowance will come
off after the first budget in March.

“We have looked at the situation; it is not an
easy one. It is very a difficult one but by the
grace of Allah, we intend to keep all promises we
made to the people of Ghana,” he said.

Source - Starrfmonline.com.

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