Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has waded into the ongoing strike action by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA).
The NDC chairman noted that the government coming up with money we do not have will put the country back in a predicament the government is trying to avoid.
According to him, Ghanaian’s future cannot be sacrificed for the sake of just a few nurses and midwives.
Asiedu Nketia is quoted by OnuaTV to have stated, “Making the government create money we don’t have will put the nation back in the predicament we’re trying to avoid.
33 million people’s future cannot be sacrificed for the sake of about 500,000 people”.
The health workers initiated a strike on June 2, 2025, in protest against the government’s failure to implement an agreement signed with the previous Akufo-Addo administration.
The GRNMA grievances include the non-payment of critical allowances, such as responsibility, uniform, and non-basic allowances, which collectively amount to millions of cedis owed over time.
Some of the demands being made by the striking nurses include,
Book and research allowance
Uniform allowance
Fuel allowance
13th-month allowance
Night/Out of station allowance
Vehicle maintenance allowance
Kilometric allowance
Funeral grant
Annual professional licence renewal fees
Meanwhile, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health has told the striking Ghana Registered Nurses’ and Midwives’ Association if their demands are implemented immediately will throw the economy off-gear.
The Health Minister stated, “The conditions of service under reference are not captured in the 2025 budget and will completely throw the economy off-gear if implemented immediately in the manner it currently exists”.
See the post below:
Making the government create money we don’t have will put the nation back in the predicament we’re trying to avoid. 33 million people’s future cannot be sacrificed for the sake of about 500,000 people.
– Johnson Asiedu Nketiah (Chairman, NDC)
on GRNMA Strike #OnuaTV…— #OnuaTV (@OnuaTV) June 11, 2025
