Reference to a video that has gone viral on social media where some young men and women purported to be students of the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Nalerigu are seen calling for the come back of the Incompetent Frm. President Mahama, the National Youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), upon a thorough inquiry into the matter, wishes to respond as follows:
1. That the political gimmick that ensued in Nalerigu last Friday is nothing but a staged and choreographed play that depicts the desperation of Frm. President Mahama to massage his unpopularity among trainee nurses and Ghanaians in general.
2. Our investigations have revealed that the about 20 young men and women seen in the said video were TEIN( NDC Students wing) members who were induced financially to put up that play to deceive unsuspecting trainee nurses.
3. It is important to emphasize that the Management of the College as well as the SRC of the College, in a separate press statements released on Saturday, have condemned the shameful act and has disassociated themselves from same stating that the school has over two thousand (2,000) students and that the conduct of the about 20 students does not reflect the position and sentiments of the entire student population.
4. In the said video, the students were instructed by persons that accompanied Fmr. President Mahama to kneel down in the scorching sun and render apology to him ostensibly for voting against him in 2016. We strongly condemn this inhumane and cruel treatment meted out to the students and demand that Fmr. President Mahama should render an apology to the victims and their parents.
5. President Akufo-Addo has remained faithful to trainee nurses relative to his promises to them prior to the 2016 elections as confirmed by the two press statements released by both the Management and SRC of Nalerigu NMTC.
6. In less that one year upon assumption of office, the Nana Addo led NPP Government restored the nursing Trainees allowance with over hundred thousand (100,000) health trainees receiving Ghc400 each as monthly allowance.
7. It is imperative to note that Government is current on the payment of trainee nurses’ allowance - a total of GH¢198.2million was released from September 2018 to June 2019 to pay all trainees in public health training institutions.
8. President Akufo–Addo upon assumption of office in 2017 removed the ban placed on the employment of health workers that rendered tens of thousands of trained nurses and other health workers unemployed between 2012 and 2016. In 2017, a total of eighteen thousand (18,000) health workers were employed. Recruitment of additional 54,000 health workers has commenced early this year. By December 2019, a total of 72,000 health workers that were thrown into the wilderness of joblessness by the Incompetent and insensitive Mahama would be gainfully employed by the Nana Addo led NPP Government.
9. Every single cruel and unacceptable policy implemented to the detriment of trainee nurses by the erstwhile Mahama led NDC Government has been reversed by President Akufo-Addo and much better policies introduced. It therefore comes as a surprise, the strenuous efforts by Mr. Mahama to unsuccessfully pitch trainee nurses against the NPP.
10. Mr. Mahama should note that trainee nurses don’t have “short memory” and can recollect his infamous assertion that he will never restore trainee nurses allowance even if it will cost him the elections as reported by graphiconline.com on Sept. 9, 2016. Again, the General Secretary of the NDC, Mr. Asiedu Nketiah’s assertion that “there is no political wisdom in the continuous payment of the allowance” as reported by citifmonline.com 4years ago still echoes strongly in the ears of trainee nurses.
11. It is obvious he doesn’t support the payment of trainees allowance and want to prepare the grounds for a possible cancellation in the unlikely event that he ever becomes President again. He has obviously not learnt the reasons for which he was voted out in 2016.
12. We, therefore, humbly impress upon trainee nurses to be weary of the lies and deception of Mr. Mahama and the NDC party and vote massively against them in 2020 to protect the Trainee Nurses Allowance Payment Policy and the automatic job placement regime.
Thank you
...Signed...
Henry Nana Boakye (Esq)
National Youth Organizer, NPP
Source: Peacefmonline
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Nana B. is a non performing youth organiser and does not know what to do. Whether a few students did that or not oes not matter. Why is the NPP always shacky about praises poured on the former president during hid tours? They should better deal with their one week, one scandals (1W1S) and let Ghanaian think of better things.
To the best of my knowledge, I strongly believe if someone is incompetent, it makes the work of npp so easy, so why the need to keep responding to mr mahama for every little thing he does. You claim he was going to cancel free SHS, he embraced it and it was a problem for you guys, jumping from one place to the other to ask him to apologize to Ghanaians. You say he cancelled trainee allowances, you have restored it, so why are you so obsessed with him. You claim Ghanaians will never again bring him back, what at all is disturbing too much to the extent that even when he sneezes your president, vice and the entire party go haywire. I don't understand ooooo! My only conclusion is that, there is high chance that Ghanaians will vote him back hence he has become an albatross on your neck.
NPP members are too intolerance, most of the various heads of departments especially schools, hospitals and co find it very difficult to complain the difficulties they are go through for fear of what you and i know.look at what what has just happened in nalerigu NTC, the nurses are too mature to be deceived to do what they have done but rather acted on reality.
What at all is worries of this non-performing govt? Are these Trainees not adult to know the truth from lies? How regularly are they being paid their allowances? I hear it’s been in arrears for close 8mths. In any case, is it the payment of allowances that will determine whom they will vote for us President in 2020? Why is act by the Trainees paining the Govt and NPP propagandists so much? They should prepare for the worst when even NABCo guys fall for John Mahama in 2020. Learn to be tolerant!