Controller and Accountant General to pay nursing, teacher trainee allowances – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the Controller and Accountant General’s Department will now pay the allowances of nursing and teacher trainees directly. \

This change aims to eliminate delays in receiving allowances, ensuring that trainees receive their payments simultaneously with public sector workers.

“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”, President Mahama disclosed at a thank you tour in the Northern regional capital Tamale on Saturday, March 22.

This development addresses a long-standing issue that has affected trainee teachers and nurses. The previous administration had promised to pay these allowances but failed to do so, leaving many trainees with unpaid arrears.

In addition to this announcement, President Mahama also touched on other important issues, including education and healthcare. He promised to end the textbook shortage crisis in schools, stating, “If you recall the previous administration changed the curriculum and yet refused to provide textbooks for our basic school students. This no-textbook phenomenon will end this year.”

The President also announced plans to upgrade the old Tamale Central Hospital in the Northern Region, aiming to improve healthcare delivery and ease pressure on the Tamale Teaching Hospital.

Furthermore, President Mahama emphasized the need for irrigation development in agriculture, highlighting the impact of climate change on rainfall patterns. He noted, “Agriculture, we have realized that because of climate change the rainfall pattern is erratic and the government is targeting irrigation development because without water control farmers become like gambling.”

These announcements demonstrate the government’s commitment to addressing pressing issues in education, healthcare, and agriculture.