School of Hygiene graduates demand financial clearance

Some graduates of the Ghana School of Hygiene in Ho, Accra and Tamale have issued an ultimatum to the government demanding for the release of financial clearance within 21 days

According to the aggrieved graduates, the financial clearance will enable them to finally be employed years after completing their studies.

Speaking to the press in Tamale, the leader of the group, Issah Saibu, said they have engaged stakeholders on the issue of unemployment since 2016 yet all attempts to solve the situation have proven futile.

“…since 2016 till now graduates are still in the house, jobless. This press release has become necessary after several engagements with stakeholders since 2016 to have us posted to various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies have failed to yield any meaningful results,” Mr Saibu said in at a press briefing.

He added that the graduates are calling on the government to release the financial clearance of about one 1,300 graduates within the next 21 days ultimatum.

The School of Hygiene graduates have over the years picketed at the Local Government Service to demand postings.

In 2016, Over 70 graduates from the various campuses the school besieged the premises of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to demand postings to various health facilities across the country.