President John Dramani Mahama has pronounced that, going forward, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department will pay the allowances of the Nursing and Teacher Trainees directly.
President Mahama stated that this means that whenever public sector workers receive their salaries, the teacher and nursing trainees will also receive their allowances at the same time.
The issue of trainee teachers’ and nurses’ allowances was a major campaign subject in 2016 that cost his first term.
The past Akufo-Addo administration campaigned on it but reneged on ensuring the allowances were paid on time with arrears running into several months unpaid.
At a thank you tour in the northern regional capital Tamale on Saturday, March 22, President Mahama said “There is good news for nursing and teacher trainees. Nursing and Teacher trainee allowances are to be paid directly by the Controller and Accountant General. This has been made a part of the compensation items in the budget. This will permanently eliminate delays in training and receiving their allowances. This means that any time public sector workers receive their monthly salary teachers and nursing trainees will also receive their allowances.”
