Drivers of the country’s lawmakers are receiving as low as GH¢200 as their monthly salary according to some of them.
One of them who spoke on Accra-based Okay Fm on grounds of strict anonymity revealed that he has been driving a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2013 but has been receiving GH¢400 which has not received any upward adjustment.
“I have been receiving this amount since 2013. I have dependents and pay school fees as well as catering for the upkeep of my family. They have comprehensively insured their vehicles but they refused to take proper care of us. Even to pay our Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is a big problem.
According to him, he and other drivers are demanding an increase in their salaries.
He said have they been compelled to make the issue public because their salaries have not seen any improvement for almost ten years even though MPs have had several salary adjustments within the same period.
“In this day Ghana, collecting a salary of GH¢200.00, GH¢ 300.00 and GH¢ 400 a month is very bad. What are we going to do with that [money]? That is what we are saying. We are not fighting with them. We are begging them that they should increase the salaries for us,” he pleaded.
A group calling itself Youth Alliance Movement has waded into the issue and petitioned the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and SSNIT to summon the leadership of parliament over the matter.
Tweneboah Koduah who leads the advocacy group, threatened to drag the matter to the Supreme Court if these two bodies fail to act within the stipulated period.
Source: mynewsgh.com
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Our so called M P's are cheats and selfish citizens who think they are tin gods and we should be worshiping. I will never call any of them honourable because they don't deserve it.
I do not think the drivers get GHC 200 as their salary. Even with GHC 200, it is better. I think the MPs feed the drivers and cloth them as well, aside small perks. What are they complaining about? The drivers enjoy a lot, being in fully ac, drive more less walk. Some graduates earn little over what the drivers are complaining.
This drivers do all sort of errands for u and u end up paying them as low as ghc200 for a whole month which is lower, compared to the average ghc8/day for every ghanaian worker. Seriously??, are laws realy working in ghana?? If parliamentarians are breaking the laws themselves then who are they to make laws for we ghanaians. U are lucky the good drivers are coming out with their problems. The crazy ones will start involving u in fatal accident soon, and we shall see what will become of the money u are pilling up for urself and ur numerous girl friends.