Bawumia will provide duty-free vehicles for nurses – NAPO
Nurses in the country will be able to import cars with engines less than 1.8 capacity for free if Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, becomes the president in 2025, Matthew Opoku Prempeh has announced.
The Vice Presidential Candidate for the NPP, made this promise while addressing students at the Korle Bu Nursing and Midwifery Training Institute in Accra on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Napo’s pledge sparked excitement among the nursing trainees.
In his speech, he said, “Dr. Bawumia, the incoming president of Ghana, will provide free duty on vehicles with engine capacities less than 1.8 capacity for nurses”.
Napo emphasized the NPP’s appreciation for the crucial role nurses play in healthcare delivery nationwide.
He assured that a Bawumia-led NPP government would implement policies to enhance the livelihoods of nurses.
“The NPP recognizes and appreciates the key roles that our nurses play in the provision of healthcare to the people, so we shall also make sure that your lives will be better.
“As I said already, there will be free importation of vehicles with engines less than 1.8 capacity for our dear nurses among other important interventions to make you (nurses) live better and comfortably,” he stated.
He further confirmed that the nursing trainee allowance policy, introduced by the NPP, would continue under Bawumia’s administration and jabbed the opposition NDC, claiming that the umbrella party would scrap the programme.
“Former President John Mahama and the NDC do not believe in the nursing trainee allowance. If they win, they will cancel it, making life harder for you. So reject the NDC,” he urged.
Dr. Prempeh emphasized the NPP government’s ongoing efforts to complete the Agenda 111 hospital projects, stating that these initiatives will enhance healthcare infrastructure and create employment opportunities for nurses and other healthcare workers.
He further called on nurses and nursing trainees to support Dr Bawumia and vote for all NPP parliamentary candidates in their various constituencies as well.