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Moreno Slams Ginther’s Ghana Nursing Deal Over Jobs

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) criticized Mayor Andrew Ginther for signing a $225,000 memorandum with Ghana.
The memorandum creates the Ghana-Columbus Nursing Partnership Programme to train Ghanaian nurses for work in Ohio.
Moreno warned the deal could replace American nurses with lower-cost foreign labor and depress wages.
Mayor Ginther said Ghana’s investment trains nurses for migration and the MoU supports skills transfer, research collaboration and health innovation.

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Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) criticized Mayor Andrew Ginther for signing a $225,000 memorandum with Ghana.
The memorandum creates the Ghana-Columbus Nursing Partnership Programme to train Ghanaian nurses for work in Ohio.
Moreno warned the deal could replace American nurses with lower-cost foreign labor and depress wages.
Mayor Ginther said Ghana’s investment trains nurses for migration and the MoU supports skills transfer, research collaboration and health innovation.