We apologize for cancelling Teacher trainee allowance – NDC

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has apologised for scrapping the teacher and trainee allowances, under the erstwhile John Mahama government.

The National Youth Organiser for the party, George Opare Addo admitted that the decision by then NDC government was ‘unpopular’.

Explaining the reason behind the ‘unpopular’ decision taken by the Mahama-led administration, Opare Addo said, the teacher- trainee allowances were cancelled after training colleges were upgraded to tertiary institutions.

He however said the explanation is not ‘to justify the cancellation of the allowances.’

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The NDC youth organizer who was speaking on Asempa Fm’s Ekosiisen show yesterday, noted that “the NDC government was spending GH¢950 on teacher trainees. And we were looking at issues of equity since they were upgraded to tertiary institutions.

“So we wanted to migrate them unto the student loan trust fund.”

Adding that “everybody has the right to change his mind, so there’s nothing wrong if former President Mahama believes the decision was unpopular.

He apologized and said the NDC will reinstate the allowances when voted into power.

“If he comes he will restore it because it was an unpopular decision and we apologise.”

Meanwhile, NDC has provisionally set August 29, 2020 to launch of its manifesto for the 2020 elections.

The manifesto, according to the Communications Director of the party, Lawyer Kakra Essamuah contains several policies which will impact the lives of Ghanaians positively.

The NDC's flagbearer John Mahama, has already disclosed that, some of the party's 2020 Manifesto policies include; salaries for assembly members, free primary healthcare and a $10 billion accelerated infrastructural plan.