The Ministry of Education has strongly rejected reports that allowances for teacher and nurse trainees are set to be cancelled.
The reports, making rounds and attributed to the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, indicate that the allowances are set to be scrapped due to the current economic conditions.
“The statement attributed to the Minister for Education, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum regarding the cancellation of allowances for teachers and nursing students is categorically false and unfounded,” a statement issued by Spokesperson at the Ministry Kwasi Kwarteng said.
“The Ministry of Education denies any such claims or intentions to terminate these allowances,” the statement on Friday, July 14 said.
It further explained that the Ministry appreciates the importance of supporting and prioritizing the training of teachers and that “government remains committed to providing necessary financial assistance in these areas”.
It urged the public to rely on “accurate” and “verified” information concerning education and healthcare.
The allowances for trainee teachers and nurses were scrapped under the John Dramani Mahama government, which introduced a special loan scheme for the trainees.
But a major campaign promise by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo saw the reintroduction of the allowances in 2017 immediately he won power.