A member of Ghana’s Parliament on the ticket of the outgoing National Democratic Congress has challenged members of the New Patriotic Party in Parliament to reject their end of service benefits if they think President Mahama should not be to passing last minute agreements.
The NPP have expressed concerns about President Mahama’s approval of fresh contracts and appointments despite having less than a month to vacate office and hand over power to president-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo in January 2017.
Though the NDC have argued that there is nothing wrong with such actions, the NPP think otherwise.
Parliament is currently deliberating on end of service benefits, salaries and emoluments of Article 71 office holders which includes the president.
Per Ghana’s laws, Parliament and the Executive have the mandate to review each other’s ex-gratia.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Thursday, Sampson Ahi who is the MP for the Bodi constituency dared the NPP MPs to turn down their ex-gratia if it’s finally approved.
“If they are arguing that we are doing last minute loans or programmes what do they say to the fact that we are now working on approving our ex-gratia. The ex-gratia of parliamentarians must be approved by the executive and Parliament will also approve that of the executive. As we speak we haven’t done it. So why are they not saying that because there is a new government we shouldn’t allow the outgoing president to approve the ex-gratia for the parliamentarians?”
“Why are we behaving as if, if NDC does anything, it is criminal but the NPP will do it and nobody can say anything about it,” he quizzed.
We’ll boycott last minute agreements
Mr. Ahi’s remark comes on the back of the Minority’s notice of a possible boycott to avoid approving government’s last minute agreements which they claimed were being pushed to parliament illegally.
Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu
According to the Minority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, the sheer disregard of the house in relation to handover notes in the ongoing transition process as a guide to business in the house and the tabling of new loans are unfortunate.
“… As I speak to you now handover notes have not been submitted to Parliament. Parliament has not been presented with handover notes from the Administrator General covering the activities of the presidency, neither has Parliament been given any report relating to the projections of developments that government envisages.
“…Parliament cannot say that it is on its own and decide on which business to transact including the approval of new loans. In the absence of such accurate handover notes and reports to Parliament, one would expect that in the spirit of consensus building, the current administration would clear any undertakings especially new engagements with the presidential transition team. The President John Dramani Mahama administration has elected not to avail itself of this vehicle. In the circumstance, we the NPP minority caucus wants to register our deepest disgust at unilateral decisions being taken to have Parliament approve of loans, suppliers credit agreements and project implementation agreements. The latter of which process is unknown to the rules of procedure, that is our standing orders in this Parliament,” he said.
Source: citifmonline.com
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EVERYBODY SHOULD UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE WORRIES OF MAHAMA ABOUT CHRAJ, NCCE, AUDITOR GENERAL AND THE OTHER APPOINTMENTS AND CONTRACTS WHICH THEY INFLATE THE COST. HE KNEW OF WHAT HE HAS DONE AND HE THINKS HIS APPOINTMENT WOULD HELP HIM TO COVER UP IF THE NEW GOVERNMENT YIELDS TO THE CALL OF INVESTIGATION OF THE CORRUPT DEEDS OF MAHAMA GOVERNMENT. WE WAIT TO SEE HOW THINGS MIGHT UNFOLD IN THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE LAW IN GHANA THAT AN OUTGOING GOVERNMENT CANNOT APPOINT ANYBODY TO ANY OFFICE IF A CONTRACT OR A POSITION HAS BEEN VACANT FOR MORE TIME, UP TO THE DAY OF ELECTIONS, THAN THE REMAINING PERIOD BETWEEN THE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT AND THE TIME TO HANDOVER. IF THE OFFICE HAD BEEN VACANT FOR SOME DAYS OR MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION WHY CANT THAT OFFICE BE VACANT FOR THE REMAINING DAYS BEFORE THE NEW ADMINISTRATION
These NDC boys can't overcome their arrogance of power. With this posture, they are going to be in opposition for a long time.
All these people are politicians.
Smh, they should've pushed your head harder on that Adom TV show. ***barred word***!
Your slip is showing! Your HAT RED of the President-elect doesn't stop him from being what he is. However, you show your pettiness and display unbelievable dollops of stup1d1ty!
Its only in the NDC that you will have people like this as Ministers. Look at you you dont even deserve to be the Presby Moderators house boy yet you sat on TV to insult hims calling him a false Man of God. godd ridance to bad Rub***ish.
The day I saw this man on tv I asked myself "do ndc have this man as MP and go out to insult Nana Addo" I wish tomorrow is 7th for this people be out scene.
Akoa yi din ne nehonam s3!
If people are asking why people voted for this man... I see no difference between this man and Nana Addo. The same reason why people voted for that thing Nana Addo is the same reason his constituents considered. What is wrong with what the man said that makes him or his sayings illogical? If the same man is making decisions on such vital exercise of gratuities, what is wrong with him appointing people to fill the vacant positions? You may call him names.... but between him and that 1di0t of a president-elect you have..... the value is the same!!!
Look at his coconut head