Scores of trainee nurses and midwives on Thursday morning poured out onto the streets of Accra to express their anger with government for refusing to pay allowances they said were due them.
The demonstration was also to advocate for the employment for all qualified nurses and midwives as the aggrieved nurses complained that the government has failed to create job opportunities for them.
The protesting nurses and midwives trainees said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government risked losing their votes if it did not show any commitment to addressing the pertinent issues affecting them. The nurses who had tied red bands on their wrists, heads, some around their arms marched through the streets of the city chanting war songs.
They marched from the Obra spot at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle through some principal streets of Accra and converged on the Hearts Park to present their petition to government.
Some of them were holding placards with inscriptions such as; “An hungry nurse will snatch Mahama from his wife”, “No allawa, no vote”, “Mr. President, just the allawa” and “Sir Mahama, where is our paper, we deserve better”.
One protesting trainees said to Citi News, “our allowances have been seized by the government. the government has refused to give us our allowances which I will say is our right. We need to get these allowances.”
“Me and my colleagues, we have decided that in the 2016 elections, we are not going to vote. It is very painful, for us to work without getting anything,” another student lamented.
Source: Citifmonline
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***barred word*** do not fear cutlass, and yentie obia has soon been forgotten. Is it true Ghanaians have short memories? Why are you doing this at this heated time. The man has made up his mind, even if he gives u now, it will be politically motivated.
TO ALL NURSES I SAY 'A WISE WORD TO REFUSE TO VOTE FOR THE MAN FROM THE NORTH IS ENOUGH ' because all your votes to the against the NDC may be a game changer that will remove Jon Mahama and the NDC -THINK AGAIN !!!!!!!!
Do not say you won't vote. Vote for Change, vote for Nana. When things are not okay you do not run or leave it and say we won't vote. What will be the benefits by abstaining to vote? The best fight you could put up is the mandate you have to exercise your constitutional right. The power is yours!!!!
NURSES AND ALL TRAINEE I UNDERSTAND YOUR PLIGHT BUT DONT LET NANA ADDO AND NPP DECIEVE YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TELLING YOU THE TRUTH, THEIR MEMBERS IN PALLIMENT AGREED TO REPLACE THE ALLAWANACE WITH LOAN AND THEY KNOWN THAT, NOW BECAUSE OF VOTES AND POLITICS THEY SING DIFFERENT SONG
Mahatma is so wicked.NO allowance for trainee nurses?God save Ghana.
NO!!!! NURSES VOTE THE NDC GOV'T OUT AND THAT WILL SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS.
Your Allawa is being use to sponsor NDC campaign ooo. So you might as well just "VOTE HIM OUT" because the guy is already filthy rich and does not give a "hoot" is you vote for him or not. He doesn't care. He prefers to use your money do campaign for his election rather than waste his time on you.
JULOR MAHAMA AND HIS NDC STEALING BRIGADE HAVE CHOPPED GHANA MONEY FOR 8 YEARS AND THEY WANT 4 MORE YEARS TO MAKE IT 12 AND CHOP MORE. HABAA! NO 12 YEARS FOR JULOR MAHAMA AND HIS NDC STEALING BRIGADE. MAHAMA MUST GO!!!
Simple vote for nanaaddo for ur always to be restored back wise up.mahama Ford sifom, nanaaddo toaso 2017.i am for change follow Ghanaians
Chuuu Y don't u Vote against him ( Mahama)instead of saying u won't Vote Wise up colleagues