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Parliament to slash ex-gratia package
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot
Accra, Jan 22, Ghanadot -Parliament will be slashing the
ex-gratia package recommended by the controversial
Chinery Hesse Committee report.
The leadership of the House has agreed to meet on the 27
of January, when the Parliament recommence sitting, to
start the progression of reviewing the package which has
attracted prevalent public denunciation.
Politicians as well as Ghanaians have disparaged plans
to give former President John Agyekum Kufuor a massive
retirement package, including six chauffeur-driven cars
and two houses.
Although former President Kufuor has refused to issue a
formal statement on the raging debate, sources close to
the Mr Kufuor have said he would rather opt for three
vehicles instead of the six that was proposed by the
Chinery Hesse Committee report.
The sources however indicated that the former President
would justify the proposed GH¢460,000 as money not for
his personal use but to help humanity.
Majority Leader Alban Bagbin said he has been meeting
with some members of the house including Minority Leader
Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu to take a second look at the
package for the former President.
“Parliament should find a way of having a second look at
the issue, the principles and the quantum involved and
definitely review it to take into consideration many of
the concerns that have been expressed by the general
public,” Mr Bagbin said.
He stated that he was very disappointed on how
Parliament could pass the Chinery Hesse report without
scrutinizing it, adding that steps must be taken
immediately to ensure that Parliament is truly
independent of the Executive so that such act will not
be repeated in the future.
There has however been no mention of a review of the
package for other former government functionaries
including members of parliament (MPs).
While the Speaker of the House takes home a lump sum of
over GH¢100,000, including a duty-post vehicle and free
medical care upon retirement from the job, former MPs
will be entitled to GH¢56,000 including the privilege to
purchase a duty-post vehicle.
The issue has sent most of the MPs who have spoken to
the media running for cover with excuses that they were
not present during the approval of the report.
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Do not to be disturbed by loss of
power - Akufo Addo
Koforidua Jan. 22, Ghanadot/GNA - Nana Addo
Dankwa Akuffo Addo, presidential candidate for the New
Patriotic Party (NPP) in last year’s general elections
has encouraged supporters not to be disturbed their loss
of power, but work harder because “we will surely come
back”....More |
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Ghana @52: The Woes of our Farmers
Accra, Jan 23, Ghanadot - Fighting rural poverty has
been the onus of governments in all developing countries,
not excluding Ghana, which clocks 52 years this year........More |
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Deal with Corruption- CJA Urges Gov’t.
Accra, Jan 22, Ghanadot - The Committee
for Joint Action (CJA) has called on the new National
Democratic Congress (NDC) government to deal with issues
of corruption and maladministration as part of the
pledges it made to Ghanaians. ....More
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NPP holds rally at Koforidua
Koforidua, Jan. 22, Ghanadot/GNA - Hundreds of
supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Wednesday
thronged the Koforidua Jackson’s park to attend the party’s
thanksgiving rally.. ..More |
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