Midwives and Nursing Trainees in Brong-Ahafo have expressed appreciation to government and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for launching the restoration of their allowances in Sunyani, the regional capital.
Overwhelmed with joy and ecstasy, the students, said the reinstatement of the allowance would bring great economic relief to them and their parents.
The previous National Democratic Party (NDC) government scrapped the allowance, under which nursing trainees received at least GHC 450.00 every quarter.
President Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party government assured nurses and midwife trainees of the Party’s commitment to bring back the allowances if elected into office during the 2016 electioneering period.
Just before the President arrives, some excitement tore through the gathering. Students rushed out, screaming about the alert.
Some students had just received text messages confirming receipt of their ‘alawa’ in what appeared a perfectly synchronised ‘coincidence’.
“We are getting indications that some of the allowances have hit their respective accounts”, the Health Minister confirmed it during his speech.
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