Nurses, Midwives Demand Answers After Salary Arrears “Disappear” from Payment Records
Coalition accuses government of removing validated arrears without payment, calls for immediate investigation
- Validated salary arrears for nurses and midwives reportedly removed from payment vouchers
- Controller and Accountant-General’s Department denies the allegations
- Payroll validators and HR officers confirm arrears cleared without payment
The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives Ghana has raised alarm over the sudden disappearance of validated salary arrears from its members’ payment vouchers, accusing the government of erasing owed payments without issuing any corresponding funds.
In a statement released on Thursday, February 26, the Coalition said that several of its members had their salary arrears regularly validated in the government payroll system but were not receiving the payments. Shockingly, during the latest validation for February 2026, these arrears were completely removed from their payment vouchers.
The Coalition criticized the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department for swiftly denying the claims when the issue was publicly raised. “This denial is shocking and unacceptable,” the group said.
Independent confirmations from Payroll Validators and Human Resource Officers across multiple health facilities reportedly show that arrears were cleared from the vouchers of affected nurses and midwives without any payments being made.
“Our questions are: who authorized the removal of our legitimately earned arrears, and on what legal or administrative basis were these arrears cleared?” the Coalition asked.
The group described the situation as unjust and dishonest, emphasizing that it exacerbates long-standing concerns about transparency in the handling of nurses’ and midwives’ salaries.
“Nurses and midwives who have worked tirelessly for this country cannot and will not accept a situation where their hard-earned income is quietly wiped away from official records,” the Coalition said.
The Coalition is calling on the government to urgently investigate the anomaly, restore the missing arrears, and ensure all unpaid funds are disbursed without delay, warning that further action may follow if the issue is not promptly resolved.
