Audio Attachment: Listen to Osei Kofi Daniel in an interview on Peace FM's Midday New Bulletin |
Teacher trainees in the country have expressed profound gratitude to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government for restoring their allowance.
The teacher trainees across 41 training colleges are expected to receive GHc 204 allowance beginning September 2017.
Speaking in an interview on Peace FM Midday News Bulletin, the Chairman of the Teacher Trainee Association of Ghana, Osei Kofi Daniel has sternly warned the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) not to poke their noses into the restoration of their allowances by the government.
According to him, the NDC has no "moral right" to discuss the issue because during their administration, the party particularly the party's General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia aka General Mosquito asked them to pack their things and go to stay home if they think they can't work without their allowances being paid by the erstwhile Mahama administration.
“They have no moral right to stand anywhere to say that the amount they’re giving us is small. I think the amount given us is not as compared to what we used to receive but it’s a step in the right direction. The President has assured us that his commitment to the teacher trainees, he’s able to fulfill it. I doff my hat for the President,” he said.
On behalf of the teacher trainees, he thanked the Akufo-Addo government for fulfilling their promise to them.
To him, he thought the government would be able to restore the allowance after two years but to have it by the beginning of September this year is worth their immense appreciation.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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WHETHER THEY LOANS OR NOT, THE POOR TEACHER-TRAINEE HAS SOMETHING TO LIVE ON. IT IS ENOUGH THAT THEY HAVE SOMETHING!
So NDC is discussing this? Sh.ameless group of people.
These 'allowances' from SLTF are LOANS WHICH WILL BE PAID BACK WHEN TRAINEES START WORKING. NO MONEY FROM SLTF IS AN ALLOWANCE OR FREE. YOU SHALL SURELY PAY BACK. GO AND READ THE ACT THAT ESTABLISHES SLTF. YOU WILL PAY BACK WITH INTEREST PERIOD
Do these trainees know they are taking loans in disguise from Students Loan? It is controller and Accountant General that pays trainee allowances and not SLTF. the previous govt told these same trainees to go for student loans at SLTF but the NPP said no. What have they done today? It's shameful to be deceiving teacher and nursing trainees of allowance when they know it's a student LOAN.
During the election, NPP promised heaven right here on earth. Amongst the many promises made to Ghanaians (be they NDC or NPP), was allowance restoration so it is just proper that he who ade those promises be told to abide by his words. Wey su ye bo ni?
kobby pls.u can go hell!!!!
After all, the government is also paying their feeding fee for them. Dont also forget the free SHS. I think the Government has done well. A parent who has childeren in both shs and training college will be receiving about Ghc 15oo a month from the government on monthly basis.
How much do our fuuullish ministers and MPs receive at the end of the months? Over 100000000 million old Ghana cedis a month. So you give this scanty 204 Ghana to trainees and wants us to clap for you. Shaykhay
How much were they receiving before it was scrapped. This is not restoration it's just a mere token to cushion them. Half a loaf is better than none. I believe the trainees would rather prefer snnit loans to this class one allowance. After student loan is a huge sum of money that could be used properly than 204 allowance. By the time the next allowance comes the 204 has been used for dessert already. Someone of the ministers use this to buy cigarette everyday but it's now allowance for students.
Tump up for you brother. You are right they have no absolute right to criticize the npp over this restoration allowance because u came to cancelled the allowance. Hold Press conference on the corruption at SSNIT.You are quiet over this dubious deal.