The Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees’ Association (GNMTA) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to government to respond to their concerns over unpaid allowances and postings or face their wrath.
Over 50 members of the association took to the principal streets of the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, on Friday July 29 to march against the government over the delay in paying their allowances.
The trainees have warned that failure to heed their call will result in a demonstration on August 15.
Speaking to journalists, the national president of the association, Godwin Akazi, said: “It is heart-breaking and mind boggling and thought-provoking to complete, pass licensing examination, and register with the regulatory agencies and even serve the nation selflessly, diligently, and patriotically for a year and yet be abandoned to waste away at home without being employed. Government has not only breached the terms of the bond, but has failed to make use of the ever-ready human resource available in the health sector,” he stated.
“As law-abiding citizens, who are aware of our civic responsibility, we will continue to explore every diplomatic route available to get our concerns addressed. We will be left with no option than to give the government another 14-day ultimatum to respond to all issues raised or we prepare for another peaceful demonstration in the nation’s capital on 15 August 2016 to drum home our long overdue demands.”
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