The Principal of the Nursing and Midwifery Training College in Sekondi, Alhaji Abdul-Karim Boakye Yiadom, has denied assertions that the reintroduction of the nursing training allowance has caused the various nursing training colleges to reduce intake of students.
He, however, pointed out that the current government’s decision to reintroduce the allowance has rather increased enrolment.
He said, “I am saying on authority and on record that from 2017 up to date, average of 25,000 to 30,000 students are being admitted.
“I took over this school in 2010 and the student population was 450. I am reporting to you that today, our student population is 1,600.”
“So people who are saying that because of the reintroduction of the nursing training allowance, we are not admitting, it is not true,” he stressed.
Alhaji Boakye Yiadom revealed this when the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Matthew Opoku Prempeh visited the college to interact with the students as part of his campaign tour of the Western Region.
He told the NPP’s running mate, popularly called Napo, that the college which is celebrating its 70th anniversary, is planning to introduce courses in some selected specialised areas.
He used the opportunity to invite Dr. Opoku Prempeh to grace the climax of the celebration on August 24, 2024.
Napo’s visit to the training college was met with cheers and chants of ‘Alawa’, ‘Alawa’, as the students vowed to vote for the NPP in the upcoming general election.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh expressed his commitment to helping the party’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia win the December 7 election.
He told the students that the NPP is the only political party which has what it takes to guarantee them and the nation a prosperous future.
He pointed out that apart from the reintroduction of the allowance and the massive enrolment into the various nursing training colleges, the government is also investing in building more health facilities, including the Agenda 111 Hospitals project.
He, therefore, urged the students not to vote for any political party that had said it would not reintroduce the nursing training ‘alawa’ even if the electorate will vote against it.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi