The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives (Ghana) has disclosed that the majority of their members have taken high-interest loans to pay their rent to prevent them from being ejected by their landlords.
Convener of the group, Stephen Kwadwo Cakyiaa, said the current financial condition of their members was not the best.
He lamented that they are struggling due to their unpaid arrears, which the government has assured them of paying in instalments.
He said they had to protest before one month out of the 13 months owed them was paid.
He stated that as part of the agreement reached, the government will, from January 31, 2026, pay in instalments what they owe.
This agreement followed a series of protests and a Cabinet approval secured in October 2025, which saw the Ministry of Finance grant the necessary financial clearance.
He, however, noted that the membership remains split on whether to trust the state’s latest timeline.
He then disclosed that several of them had had to secure high-interest loans to pay their rent or risk being ejected.
The reason some have rejected this arrangement is the extreme hardship they are facing,” Cakyiaa explained. “Many who are struggling to pay rent have been forced to take out high-interest loans to avoid being evicted by their landlords.”
He said what had helped them in securing these high-interest loans is that they have been placed on the payroll; otherwise, it would have been a disaster.
He added that they have given the government the benefit of the doubt, but should authorities default in abiding by the agreement reached, the Coalition will take action.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
