Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the running to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has asked trainee nurses in the country to throw their support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in order to sustain their monthly allowance.
He has asked them not to vote for John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) saying they do not believe in the allowance paid to nursing and teacher trainees.
He assured the nurses and midwives of the NPP’s belief in the allowance and how it will sustain it if they are retained in power.
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Addressing students at the Korle Bu Nursing and Midwifery Training Institute in Accra Wednesday, October 23, 2024, Dr. Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, told the nurses that if they vote for the NDC, Mahama will scrap the allowance.
“Former President John Mahama and the NDC do not believe in the nursing trainee allowance. If they win, they will cancel it, making life harder for you. So reject the NDC,” he stated.
He added that the next NPP government will offer nurses a duty-free import of vehicles with engine capacities below 1.8 litres.
Emphasising on the role of nurses in the healthcare delivery system, he reemphasised the need for government to introduce policies that would make life comfortable for the nurses.
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One of such policies to better the lives of the nurses, he indicated, is the avenue for them to import such vehicles to the country without paying duty for them.
“Dr. Bawumia, the incoming president of Ghana, will provide free duty on vehicles with engine capacities less than 1.8 capacity for nurses”, NAPO said.
“The NPP recognizes and appreciates the key roles that our nurses play in the provision of healthcare to the people, so we shall also make sure that your lives will be better.
“As I said already, there will be free importation of vehicles with engines less than 1.8 capacity for our dear nurses among other important interventions to make you (nurses) live better and comfortably”, he stated.
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Dr. Prempeh also highlighted the NPP government’s ongoing efforts to complete the Agenda 111 hospital projects, which he said would boost healthcare infrastructure and create employment opportunities for nurses and other healthcare workers.
He called on nurses and nursing trainees to support Dr Bawumia and vote for all 275 NPP parliamentary candidates, adding, “The NPP cares for our nurses.”