National Service Personnel to hit the streets tomorrow over the non-payment of their allowance
The Coalition of ‘Suffering National Service Personnel has threatened to embark on protest on Monday 6th June 2022.
“Following our successful meeting held in the office of the Greater Accra Regional Police Commander, the police have acknowledged receipt of our letter notifying them of our quest to embark on demonstration,” the Coalition disclosed in a letter.
The Coalition made a clarion call to personnel who are suffering as a result of the National Service Scheme’s failure to pay their allowance to join the march.
“Where inflation is at 23.6% high and transportation fares have increased about 33% over the past few months, coupled with the high cost of food. Water and shelter etc.”
It encouraged personnel to come in their numbers and join the protest so that the government and all major stakeholders will hear their cries and suffering.
The personnel also in the statement wants “timely payment of our allowances, that all our outstanding arrears be paid in full, not in the piecemeal manner they pay us.
“An increment in our service allowance because the GHC559.04 stipends are woefully inadequate, thus it cannot even cater for our transportation to and from workplaces monthly, talk less for food, rent or water.”
The protests are scheduled to commence from Obra Spot, at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle at 8:00 am and end at the Independence Square also at 1:30 pm.
