Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has announced a plan that would allow nurses in Ghana to import vehicles with engine capacities below 1.8 litres duty-free if Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is elected president in 2025.
Speaking to students at the Korle Bu Nursing and Midwifery Training Institute in Accra on Wednesday, October 23, Dr. Prempeh, popularly known as Napo, shared the pledge, generating excitement among the nursing trainees in attendance.
“Dr. Bawumia, the incoming president of Ghana, will provide free duty on vehicles with engine capacities less than 1.8 for nurses,” Napo said.
He further emphasized the NPP’s recognition of the critical role nurses play in healthcare delivery and assured that a Bawumia-led government would introduce policies to enhance their livelihoods.
“The NPP appreciates the key roles that nurses play in healthcare, and we will ensure your lives are better. Among other interventions, you will have free importation of vehicles with engines less than 1.8 litres,” Napo stated.
Additionally, Napo confirmed that the nursing trainee allowance policy, introduced by the NPP, would continue under the Bawumia administration, warning that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) would scrap it if they returned to power.
“Former President John Mahama and the NDC don’t believe in the nursing trainee allowance. If they win, they will cancel it, making life harder for you. So reject the NDC,” he urged.
He also mentioned the ongoing efforts to complete the Agenda 111 hospital projects, which would expand healthcare infrastructure and create employment opportunities for nurses and other healthcare workers.
Napo called on nurses and nursing trainees to support Dr. Bawumia and vote for all 275 NPP parliamentary candidates, adding, “The NPP cares for our nurses.”