The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to reinstate automatic recruitment for nursing trainees if he is elected into office.
Speaking to students at the Ntotronso Nursing and Midwifery College in the Ahafo Region, Mahama assured them of the NDC’s commitment to addressing their concerns, including reviewing the current nursing trainees’ allowance system.
“I know all the problems you have with your allowances and everything, and we are going to come and make things better for you. We are going to come and restore automatic posting so that when you come out of school, you can get a job as quickly as possible,” Mahama stated.
He also reiterated his promise to waive academic user fees for first-year university students, adding: “Your younger brothers and sisters who are going to come after you, when they come to the first year, they are not going to pay any school fees.”
In addition to addressing recruitment concerns, Mahama pledged to continue ongoing hospital construction projects to create employment opportunities for nursing graduates. He urged the students to support the NDC in the upcoming December 7 election.
“We are going to continue all the hospitals that are being built so that we can employ as many of you as possible. And so, as I have explained to your patron, I will create a proper programme and come and speak to you,” he explained.
Mahama concluded by encouraging the students to safeguard their voter ID cards and vote for change. “Make sure that you keep your voting cards well on 7th December, vote for a change and vote for the 24-hour economy.”