The Union of Trainee Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UTNMG) has threatened to vote against the ruling (NPP) in the pending December 7, 2024, general elections.
The trainees accuse the NPP government of "economic injustice" and "betrayal of trust" for failing to pay their trainee allowances (allawa) as they promised.
In a statement signed by the President of the UTNMG, Ghana, Agbeti Robert Immortal, the trainee nurses and midwives threatened to vote against the government in the upcoming polls, myjoyonline.com reports. "The government has demonstrated their consistent failed promises to pay the allowance and that won't be accommodated this time. "Trainees will hold politicians accountable, and the outcome of this year's election will reflect the government's neglect of their welfare," parts of the statement are quoted.
The trainees indicated that while the government promises to maintain and ensure consistent payment of their 'allawa', the reality on the ground says something different.