Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the governing NPP has wooed students of the Korle-Bu Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Accra School of Hygiene and the Public Health Nursing School to vote massively for Dr. Bawumia as he touts achievements of the NPP government in the health sector and Bawumia’s bold vision.
Addressing these students at a stakeholder engagement on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Korle-Bu NMTC, in the Ablekuma South Constituency, Dr. Prempeh, who once served as Ghana’s Education and Energy Minister, recalled some of the achievements of the NPP government particularly the restoration of nursing trainee allowance that was canceled by the NDC government.
“As you yourselves have always maintained, a delayed Allawa, is much better than a cancelled Allawa. We have restored your Allawa and are fixing the delays… But John Mahama has told you he will never give you Allawa and if, because of that, you decide to vote against him, you should go ahead. He doesn’t care… Is that how a leader should speak to his people who are making a legitimate demand?”,
Napo, as he is affectionately called, noted that not only has the NPP government restored the trainee allowance, but has also implemented its flagship Agenda 111, where over 100 hospitals are being constructed in almost every district in the country to improve healthcare delivery. He said, these hospitals, most of which have been completed awaiting commissioning, will provide ready jobs to the trainee nurses when they complete their training.
“When John Mahama cancelled your Allawa, the excuse he gave was that, he was going to use your Allawa to build hospitals. Has he built any hospitals? No. But, we in the NPP have demonstrated clearly that it is possible to pay your Allawa and still build over 100 hospitals to provide you ready jobs. We have also demonstrated that it is possible to pay your Allawa and abolish the NDC’s 3-months pay policy for 3 years of work. Ultimately, we have shown that it is possible to pay your Allawa and still keep the lights on”.
On the basis of the NPP’s laudable achievements in the health sector and more, Dr. Prempeh asked the trainee nurses to reward the Party by voting massively for his boss, Dr. Bawumia and all the NPP Parliamentary Candidates in the various constituencies in order to protect these gains and secure a better future for themselves.
