NABCo Trainees Threaten Mega Demo At Jubilee House, Demand Payment Of Their Arrears
- Nation Builders Corps trainees have threatened to petition at the Jubilee House if the government does not pay their arrears urgently
- The coalition claimed that they have been taken for granted for too long and this has had severe consequences on their many members
- The trainees urged the National Peace Council to intervene in the matter and seek a resolution for them or grapple with a security threat
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The Coalition of NABCo Trainees has appealed to the National Peace Council to intervene on their behalf following the government’s failure to settle their allowance arrears since 2021.
The coalition expressed worry at the government’s seeming lack of interest in their plight, which has left many frustrated and disheartened.
Source: UGC
The group noted that several petitions to the Presidency and other ministries have been left unanswered.
They fear the government’s seeming disregard for their situation could pose a national security risk in the upcoming elections.
It has warned that if the government fails to address their grievances, they will stage a large-scale demonstration at the forecourt of the Jubilee House a week before the December 7 elections.
The coalition said the National Peace Council's intervention to resolve their grievances could prevent what could potentially be a national security concern.
The group emphasised the severe impact of the unpaid allowances on their livelihoods and their potential implications on national security if they are not resolved before the general election.
They noted that as the National Peace Council works to ensure the country remains peaceful and stable during the 2024 elections, they hope their concerns would be treated with as much importance.
The executives of the Coalition of NABCo trainees have signed the petition.
Finance Ministry directs NABCo to Presidency
Earlier, the finance ministry advised the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) trainees to direct their grievances to the Presidency for resolution.
This follows a petition presented to the ministry by the NABCo trainees demanding the payment of eight and nine months’ worth of arrears.
In a response dated July 11, 2024, signed by the ministry’s chief director, Eva Esselba Mends, the ministry said the NABCo programme never fell under them.
The finance ministry advised the trainees to route their petition through the presidency to be reviewed and validated before submission to the finance ministry for processing.
It advised the trainees to add any additional documents that may support their claims for payment to be made to them.
The organiser of the group, David Peterson, told YEN.com.gh that they have run out of options to have their grievances addressed.
He explained that following the advice of the Finance Ministry to channel their grievance to the Presidency, they have decided to picket Jubilee House to make sure the President notices their distress.
"The only means we can communicate or channel our grievance to the president is to go there and picket around that area for the president to know or create awareness for the president to know that we’re still there and that they’re still owing us," he said.
He added that he was unperturbed by the Ghana Police Service's warnings that the frontage of the Jubilee House was a security zone.
He said they are determined to register their distress there should the government not attend to their grievances before the election period.
NSS to enrol unemployed youth on scheme
YEN.com.gh earlier reported that the National Service Scheme plans to recruit graduates and unemployed youth.
The proposed recruitment would focus on posts in various models, including sanitation, teaching, and agriculture.
This development is said to be a response to numerous applications for recruitment received from the youth.
Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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