By Philip Boateng Kessie,Samuel Obour
Copyright yen
A Ghanaian nurse who shot to instant fame after she opened up about working without pay for the past ten months has shed more light on her concernsIn an interview, the nurse, who works at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, made a passionate appeal to President Mahama to ensure that nurses are paidGhanaians who reacted to the interview commended the young lady for sharing and retaining the need for nurses to be paidDon’t miss out! Get your daily dose of sports news straight to your phone. Join YEN’s Sports News channel on WhatsApp now!The nurse who went viral after she joined her colleagues to submit a petition to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health over ten months of unpaid salary arrears has again spoken on her plight.Muniratu, a nurse at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, got many people feeling emotional on Thursday, October 2, 2025, after she opened up about the hardship she was facing.Young Ghanaian nurse speaks up on their woes working without salary. Photo credit: @Modern Nurses and Midwives/TikTok, @KS TV/TikTokSource: TikTokShe then explained that her house rent had elapsed; however, money to renew had become a problem, all because she had not received a salary for the past ten months.Read alsoUnpaid nurse cries out in emotional video over harsh living conditions: “I beg for food”Korle Bu nurse weeps over inability to pay rent, appeals to government over salary arrears, videoGhanaian mother of two divorces husband, reunites with ex-lover after 10 years apart, videoNurse begs Mahama over salariesIn a new video sighted by YEN.com.gh, Muniratu, who was speaking in an interview with KSTV, made a passionate appeal to President John Mahama, urging him to show interest in the concerns raised by the nurses regarding unpaid salaries.CHECK OUT: Your Opinion Matters — Tell Us How Yen Can Improve and Win Access To The Copywriting Course for Free.Looking visibly emotional, she stressed that the money nurses are demanding is rightfully theirs and must be paid.Ghanaian nurse joins colleague to petition Ministries over unpaid salaries. Photo credit:@GHbrain/TikTokSource: TikTok”So, I stand on behalf of all my colleagues and all my friends. We are begging the President, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, please, please, and please, we are begging you.”We’ve worked for the past 10 months now. There is a lot that I can’t even say a lot is going on with that. We are traumatised, we can’t do it anymore. We are begging you, kindly pay us; that is all we are asking for. We are not begging for money. This is our hard-earned money that we are asking to be paid,” she said in the video.Read alsoGhanaian lady shares five jobs she’s done three years after relocating to the US, video inspires hopeGhanaian lady shares regret after relocating to Dubai to seek greener pastures, videoGhanaian preacher in UK hospitalised after iPhone got stolen mid-sermon on live videoAt the time of writing this report, the video had racked up over 100,000 likes and 7,000 comments.Watch the video below:Peeps commend the nurse for speaking on plightNetizens who took to the comment section of the video commended the young lady for shedding more light on the plight of unpaid nurses.@evamebeauties stated:”Make some rich man give this lady all her outstanding salaries as she awaits the government. Well-mannered lady.”OFFICIAL OHENEBA ANN stated:”This girl will go far, I swear, The meaning of controlling your talks whenever you are upset.”Kobbymarfo_official added:”I wish I had money, see beauty, brains, yet humble. Baako no de3.”Mo Mary added:”If you haven’t experienced this, you won’t understand it well. 2019 was hell in my house. My husband worked for 1 whole year without pay, eeeeh Charley.”Thyrese Raymond added:”Tens of nurses went on demonstrations to request what is due to them, people have singled out a lady and are receiving all the goodies. Don’t let anybody lie to you that ‘beauty premium or advantage’ is necessary.”Read alsoAlajo resident caught dumping weird substance into gutter during rain, video sparks outrage’Shut your mouth’: Low-paid women still waiting for their #MeTooAmerican lady quits job, moves to Ghana to start shea butter business, video sparks reactions50_Body indicated:”Make a person do a passionate appeal before she can get the money she worked for? Aww, Ghana.”blessed added:”Whenever you think something is against you, also remember that the same thing can be a blessing to you.”Teacher laments over unpaid salariesEarlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a teacher also publicly spoke about the challenges facing her and her colleagues.Speaking in an interview, she lamented that she and other teachers have become cash-strapped due to the non-payment of salaries.She admitted that she depends on the benevolence of her loved ones to feed herself.CHECK OUT: Help Us Grow and Get Rewarded! Share Your Thoughts About Yen.com.gh and Unlock A Copywriting Course In A Giveaway. Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh. Source: YEN.com.gh
