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National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate John Mahama says that if given the mandate on December 7, he will amend the National Pensions Act.
This initiative, he said, will allow workers who lose their jobs to receive stipends while they search for new ones.
“If you lose income or lose your job and do not get a job, you may be paid a small amount of your pension until you find a job again.”
He made this reveal during his 2-day tour of the Savannah region.
Addressing a durbar, he stated that workers who have contributed to the SSNIT for 15 years will also be able to use their contributions as collateral to access mortgage loans.
“After contributing to the pension fund for 15 years, you can take your pension payments as collateral and take them to your bank for a loan and come and build a little house in your hometown so that when you retire you have a place to come. and stay. instead of staying with his family. “
John Mahama wrapped up his tour of the Region on Monday and is expected to intensify his campaign in other areas today less than a week before the December 7 elections.
He also called on the residents and people of the Savannah region to vote en masse for him during the December elections.
