The Coalition of Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) Trainees have given the government a one month ultimatum to fulfil all unpaid bonuses or meet them in court.
In an interview with Citi News, the Patron of the Coalition, Nana Barimah said they will take legal action against government if the ultimatum elapses.
“In as much as government didn’t specify any timelines for which trainees should be expecting payment, government is unprepared to pay NABCO trainees. We anticipate foul play and neglect of payment, so we have given the government a one-month window. If September ends, and we are not paid, we don’t have any other option than to drag government to court,” he said.
NABCO trainees have been protesting on end over the government’s failure to settle their allowances to no avail.
In a statement issued on August 29, 2022, the NABCO Trainees Association said the ultimatum given the government to respond favourably to their petition received on August 18 has expired.
“Following the recent demonstration at the Independence Square on the 18th of August 2022, for which a petition detailing the grievances of NABCO trainees was received by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr. Emmanuel Adumua-Bossman, on behalf of the Vice President, H.E. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, a time window which fell on the 26th August 2022 was given to the government with the hope of receiving a positive response to the petition.”
“The expiration of the ultimatum has been exceeded by three (3) days. As we already know, NABCO trainees are only two days away from their exit date, 1st September 2022, which was succinctly announced by the Finance Minister in his budgetary review reading”, the statement added.
“The undertone of the silence by government in relation to our petition defines, undeniably, a great sense of uncaring attitude, which further languishes trainees’ welfare”.
The NABCO program, started by the President in 2018, came to an end on 1st September 2021.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com
