The Minority in Parliament has criticised the latest Ministry of Health recruitment drive as a vote-buying tactic.
The Ministry announced plans to recruit 15,200 nurses into the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
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However, Minority Spokesperson on Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, claimed that this move intends to influence graduates to vote for the government before the 2024 election.
Addressing journalists in Parliament on Monday, July 29, Mr Akandoh pointed out that in 2020, the government similarly opened its recruitment portal as part of its campaign strategy, issuing appointment letters with effective dates starting the year after the election.
He expressed concern that this year's recruitment, focusing only on nurses and midwives, neglects the welfare of other currently unemployed healthcare workers.
The Minority, therefore, advised all graduate health workers not to be deceived by these last-minute political gimmicks.
“The Minority will therefore want to advise all graduate health workers not to be hoodwinked by these last-minute political gimmicks, tricks into believing that recruitment will be handled better going forward,” he assured.
Mr Akandoh urged graduating health workers to "support a government committed to implementing a robust recruitment strategy that ensures timely and consistent employment of healthcare professionals, rather than relying on partisan campaign tactics that leave health workers uncertain about their employment future."
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