The NPP’s Vice Presidential Candidate, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has called on nursing students to support the New Patriotic Party (NPP), emphasizing that their votes are crucial to securing key policies like Agenda 111, the nationwide hospital project.

Addressing students at the Pantan Nursing and Midwifery Training College in Accra, Dr. Prempeh encouraged them to help prevent former President John Dramani Mahama from returning to power, arguing that the former NDC administration mismanaged issues affecting nursing trainees.

He emphasized that the restoration of trainee allowances by the NPP demonstrates their commitment to nursing students’ welfare, contrasting it with the NDC’s cancellation of allowances, which he claimed caused significant hardships for students during Mahama’s tenure.

Dr. Prempeh asserted that the upcoming election is a choice between the stability offered by NPP’s policies and the risks posed by Mahama’s leadership.

“Like their colleagues at Korle Bu, they recognize the risk in returning to the leadership of a man who once cancelled their allowances and vowed not to restore them, even if it cost him the presidency.

“The 2024 elections, they believe, are about securing Ghana’s future. That is why they will place their trust in Dr. Bawumia, who will, after four years, return to account for his actions and decisions. In contrast, they fear a leader who will serve only four years and be free from accountability, could once again cut their allowances and impose harsher policies. These students are actively campaigning and he believes it will translate into votes for the NPP on December 7.

He also criticized the NDC’s handling of funds for nursing institutions, claiming that the NPP inherited a two-year backlog in feeding grant arrears under the Mahama administration.

He attributed these challenges to what he called the “incompetence” of the NDC in managing essential services.

The event also saw remarks from Madina’s NPP parliamentary candidate, Robert Lamptey, and Municipal Chief Executive Jennifer Dede Adjabeng, who echoed Dr. Prempeh’s sentiments, urging students to rally behind the NPP to ensure continuity in policies that benefit the nursing community and Ghana’s broader healthcare goals.