Monday, July 4, 2011

NANA KONADU SATISFIED WITH CONGRESS ARRANGEMENT

NANA KONADU SATISFIED WITH CONGRESS ARRANGEMENT
4.07.2011 SAM
The Campaign manager of the Nana Konadu Campaign Team, Micheal Teye Nyaunu says Nana Konadu is satisfied with preparations so far for the July 8 congress.
The Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Krobo stated that they have been assured by the security agencies about their safety and delegates.
He explains that the problem about the regional ballot voting has been duly dealt with by the Electoral commission.
He revealed that though they will be enough security at the congress, FONKAR has arrange for their own private security to protect them from any unlikely situation.
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Micheal Teye Nyaunu says they will not be any kind of misunderstandings because both groups are all members of the NDC.
According to him, Nana Konadu is ready to accept the outcome of the elections if fair play prevails.
CUE IN: TEYE-OUTCOME ELECTIONS
Meanwhile, the members of Get Atta Mills Endorse (GAME) are in a board meeting about preparations for the congress.
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Health Insurance workers cry foul over political witchhunt in NHIS

The General Secretary of the Ghana National Health Insurance Workers Union, Kwabena Bobbie Ansah has cautioned that the National Health Insurance Scheme will collapse if officials continue to intimidate workers.

According to him, partisan politics coupled with intimidation and threats have become deeply rooted in the National Health Insurance Authority making it difficult for personnel to effectively carry out their duties.

Mr. Ansah was speaking on Dwaso Nsem on Adom FM Monday about alleged divisions among staff of the Health Insurance Scheme.

He alleged that officials of the Authority have threatened to sack all those who do not belong to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government accusing the CEO, Sylvester Mensah of leading that campaign.

Citing examples, Bobbie Ansah disclosed that the Scheme Manager for Bantama in the Ashanti Region was sacked when he stood as a parliamentary candidate in NPP primaries in April this year while the Scheme Manager for Gushegu in the Northern Region was also given his marching orders for declaring his support for the NPP.

He said the Northern Regional Manager is the treasurer of the NDC, while Scheme Managers at Gambaga, Asokwa, Bole and Wenchi are all constituency members of the NDC but they are all still at post and have not even been queried.

Mr. Bobbie Ansah said the current situation has made it very difficult for the staff at the various offices to discharge their duties because of intimidation and suggested that the authorities should sit down with staff of the NHIS to resolve the issue otherwise the Scheme might collapse.

He disclosed that the National Health Insurance Act does not state that authorities can transfer and sack scheme managers or even ordinary staff for engaging in active politics.

Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of the NHIA, Mr. Sylvester Mensah has refused to react to the issue.



Story to Samuel Mantey/Adomonline.com/Ghana