Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Tamekloe, has praised the leadership and rank-and-file of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) for calling off their nationwide strike, hailing their decision as a timely gesture of national responsibility.
In a short message posted to his official Facebook page, Mr. Tamekloe expressed deep appreciation for the nurses’ return to work amid unresolved tensions over the delayed enforcement of their revised conditions of service.
“We thank the nurses for suspending the strike action,” he stated.
“Health is everything. Your dedication to the well-being of Ghanaians is deeply appreciated.”
The nurses had laid down their tools in protest of government inaction on a Collective Agreement signed with the Ministry of Health in May 2024. The industrial action, which strained operations in several health facilities across the country, was put on hold after the union met with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health. The meeting yielded renewed assurances of action through constructive dialogue.
Mr. Tamekloe applauded the nurses for opting for diplomacy over disruption and emphasized the need for urgency from all involved parties.
He called on stakeholders to “work swiftly and sincerely” to address the nurses’ demands, warning that failure to do so could endanger both public health and national cohesion.
The NPA boss’s comments reflect growing calls for meaningful reform in Ghana’s healthcare labor relations and come as part of a broader chorus urging government accountability in resolving critical sector challenges.
