The Nation Builders Corps Trainees Association of Ghana (NABTAG) has suspended its planned picketing at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, 20 September 2022.
This comes after disapproval by the police of their intended destination for the demonstration.
A statement issued and signed by the National President of NABTAG, Dennis Opoku Katakyie, said, “The leadership of NABTAG was invited by the Greater Accra Regional Police Command for deliberations on the notification letter.
“Per the meeting held on Sunday, 18 September, the Greater Accra Regional Police Command raised a disapproving position about the targeted destination point for the picketing, which is the frontal area of the Jubilee House, seat of government.
“We were asked to change the location owing to the fact that it’s a security zone and for that matter for some reasons leadership of NABCO Trainees, despite suggestions by the Police to use the Independence Square, it has no yet agreed, as the first picketing held at the proposed venue did not yield any positive outcome.”
It added that the leadership of NABCO would decide on the next line of action and communicate to its members soon.
“Due to this unfortunate development, the scheduled date of 20 September will not be convenient for us to carry on with the picketing.
“A new plan will be communicated after following up with the police on our revised initial plans,” the statement further noted.
The protest was to come after the recently held one on 6 September 2022 by the Coalition of NABCO Trainees after the NABCO program officially ended on Wednesday, 31 August 2022.
The program, launched in 2018 for a three-year period, was extended in 2021.
The beneficiaries say the non-payment of the 10 months allowances primarily began with the extension.