General News of Wednesday, 2 May 2018Source: citibusinessnews.comJobless nurses threaten demo against Nation Builders CorpsA group calling itself coalition of unemployed nurses, earlier described the scheme as 'unrealistic'Members of the Ghana Nurse and Midwife Trainees Association, have told Citi News that they will be embarking on a mass demonstration to protest their enrollment under the Nation Builders’ Corps (NABCO) initiative launched by the President on Tuesday. Speaking to Citi News, Vice President of the Association, Gli Kweku Avokbril, said “We cannot allow ourselves to be treated in such unfair manner. He said the NABCO scheme will probably be a stepping stone for the health workers as well, since it will help them polish their skills and talents. They said “We the unemployed nurses have unanimously kicked against this half cooked policy by this government which seeks to engage us for a period of three years on contract basis. We have gone through series of rigorous training, ethically, physically, psychologically and licensed to practice as qualified Nurses.”About NABCOPresident Akufo-Addo launched the Nation Builder’s Corps on Tuesday as an alternative job creation opportunity for the country’s jobless graduates.

Source: GhanaWeb May 02, 2018 19:52 UTC