Hundreds of nurses and health professionals are threatening to vote out the New Patriotic Party government in 2020 it fails to review some terms and conditions governing the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo).
“He [President Nana Akufo-Addo shouldn’t worry. 2020 is coming. We voted him in and we will vote him out,” some nurses shouted in unison to Citi News as they marched in protest against the Heal Ghana module under NaBCo.
The nurses, who belong to the Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association and the National Health Students Association of Ghana, want amendments made to the Heal Ghana module under NaBCo.
They are also demanding financial clearance which has not been forthcoming for many months, to pave way for their employment. “The reason why we are against this policy is that, this policy is just detrimental to our lives. This policy is something that is not going to help us. This policy has no future for the nurses,” one protester told Citi News.
“We feel like the government has lied to us. The government promised us financial clearance in May; not NaBCo. NaBCo is a stranger to us. It came all of a sudden and we are even shocked I don’t think anybody understands it,” another nurse said.
Despite their complaints, the government has explained that unemployed nurses who sign unto the corps will still be posted when they eventually receive financial clearance from the Finance Ministry.
The Coordinator of the Nation Builders Corps, Dr. Ibrahim Anyass, has stated that although there are openings for graduate nurses to be employed under the scheme, application for the jobs is not compulsory.
According to him, the project had been initiated by the government as a stopgap measure to allow graduates from tertiary institutions who had completed their mandatory year of National Service gain vital work experience, while ensuring that they continue to practice the skills they have learnt.
“Government has put in place a graduate employment scheme called the Nation Builders Corps. The Scheme is an enrichment process to add value to any graduate that seeks to become employable in the future in a permanent fashion. That does not replace the natural processes of recruitment in the public or private sector. So the NaBCo project has nothing to do with stopping of clearances for future recruitment except that it guarantees you security to be able to use your talents to practice, especially those who have hands-on skills like nurses…What we are saying is that it’s not compulsory to get onto the Nation Builders Corps, it doesn’t stop your clearance. You are gaining some kind of integrity in terms of your professional practice by taking advantage of this scheme to practice while waiting for your clearance.”
Source: citinewsroom.com
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ARE YOU BETTER THAN THOSE JOINING THE NABCO PROGRAMME? VOTE NPP OUT AND GET YOUR ALLOWANCES WITHDRAWN. WE HAVE SEEN PROFESSIONAL NURSES BEFORE NOT YOUR TYPE. WE WILL SCREEN YOUR SSSCE CERTIFICATES AND SEE WHO IS WHO.EVEN, BRILLIANT AND FIRST CLASS STUDENTS ARE HAPPY ABOUT THE PROGRAMME HOW MUCH JOHN MAHAMA GIRLS.WE TIRED, IS NURSING THE ONLY PROFESSION IN GHANA? AGYIMIF0UR.
Okay go ahead vote them out..and bring back NDC.....then you'll see your smoothness level...gy..mi !! You people forget so soon the efforts this govt is making to absorb the 4 yr BACKLOG of unemployed nurses inherited from the NDC and you want to vote back NDC?? nkwas...afoc!! In any case the govt has said time and time again that the Nabco is not a substitute for clearance and IT IS ALSO NOT BY FORCE to register for Nabco...so what is your problem koraa??? Abeg dont be deceived o into doing something stu&&pid
These nurses are jokers. Even in the developed world, many graduates sometimes do not get jobs in their area of study after graduation but chose to accept any job offer while still search for jobs in their area of study. NDC has nothing to offer Ghanaians. Mahama's time is over and there is no better candidate to beat NPP in 2020. Think twice and stop your childish mind and thinking.
but how many are these frustrated so-called nurses?
You are all ***barred word****lish and ungrateful. All your born one and two children are enjoying free shs listen to what you are saying. Under ndc government why didn't you cry for jobs. Ndc deceived you not Nana Addo. How many are you to vote Npp out? Cheap talk indeed.
Hahahahaha you can burn the sea or better still go to hell and somersault. NABCO is here to stay. Are you nurses better than those of us who graduated in computer science and mathematics or those who graduated with economics from 2012-2016? The fact of the matter is that those of us who have successfully applied to NABCO is much more than you nurses so go ahead and demonstrate till heaven come by the time you realized that half a loaf is better than none I would have built my storey-building. KEEP DEMONSTRATING AND DON'T TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY. Those who are deceiving you that your certificate is worlth NABCO could not offer you security service and they are earning thousands. ITS A CHOICE ACCEPT NABCO OR LEAVE IT!!!
ONLY SICK PERSONS WILL VOTE FOR NDC AGAIN
HMMMM IS AKUFO ADDO GOVT IS FULL OF LIES. I WILL SURELY THINK TWICE BEFORE VOTING IN 2020. I CAN'T BE DECEIVED AGAIN.