Government to invest GH¢600 million in funding NABCO

By
Ayisha Issaku, GNA

Accra, July 19, GNA – Minister of Finance, Mr
Ken Ofori-Atta has indicated in Parliament that the government has released GH¢30
million to tackle initial cost in the ongoing Nation Builders Corps programme
in Ghana.                   

He said the GH¢30 million used so far for the
initial cost of the programme, is out of the GH¢600 million been provided by
the government for the implementation of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO).

The Minister said this when he presented the
2018 Mid-Year Budget to Parliament in Accra.

He said programme had received 146,968
applications for job placement opportunities across the public and private
sectors and interviews are currently being conducted module by module for
135,000 applicants across the country.

Mr Ofori-Atta said for the next half of the
year, the programme would hold orientations and begin placement for all
successful applicants in August this year as well as hold a placement
conference with all module implementation partners.

He said all NABCO trainees would undergo module
specific training, once placed within their modules for the first four weeks
and would be paid their first allowance of GH¢700.00 by the close of August,
2018.

He further indicated that all module
implementation partners have been engaged and have put in place structures for
placement and monitoring of all 100,000 NABCO trainees to be engaged.

Mr Ofori-Atta said a six-week military
training component for all trainees, would take place this year and regional
passing-out ceremonies will be held to outdoor successful trainees.

He assured Ghanaians that the government was
committed to transform the Ghanaian economy, through industrialisation with a
deliberate focus on value addition to the country’s vast mineral wealth to
create jobs and wealth for the people.

GNA