Audio Attachment:Listen to Allotey Jacobs on Peace FM's 'kokrokoo' programme |
Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has questioned the involvement of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police regarding an alleged double salary payment to some 25 members of the Minority in Parliament.
A publication by Daily Guide newspaper on Wednesday, April 11th, disclosed that some Minority members were paid double salaries when the NDC was in power.
Following the revelations, the CID is said to have issued invites to the named culprits to ascertain the truth.
Addressing the issue on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo, Allotey Jacobs wondered how the CID could interfere with Parliamentary matters when Parliament has a Privileges Committee that can deal with any act of misconduct by members of the House.
To him, the issue should have been referred to the Committee or the Parliamentary Service Board for investigations, though he strongly believes there is no merit in the story, and that no Minority member took double salary under the Mahama regime.
He explained that what has widely been known as a double salary payment is akin to the ex-gratia saying the Akufo-Addo administration is only proving to be super-incompetent.
“When you’re super-incompetent, this is the result! It’s their super-incompetence that’s making them not see the dynamics in this thing that when a government is done with its work, there’s something called ex-gratia…Nobody, no 25 Ministers have received double pay. It is not true…and let us stop this kind of politics and don’t undermine the Parliamentary Service Board”.
The NDC stalwart also questioned the role of the CID advising them not to be used as stooges by politicians.
“Why are we using the Police Service as a wing of our government, or of our party? Why? Why should that happen? When you have a Parliamentary Service Board, then the CID wades into an investigation; why should that happen? Are we promoting our governance process…The CID should not allow themselves to be used by Politicians…They’re professional men supposed to help advance our democracy”.
Meanwhile, the Minority has given strong indication that it will sue the CID and Daily Guide for demeaning their integrity and misinforming the public that its members were paid double salaries.
“We must state for the records, contrary to the claims by DAILY GUIDE, no former appointee has offered to make refunds of double salaries. We challenge them to adduce evidence of their claims,” the minority members noted.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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So common coining of your own something too NDC you can't do. To talk about super incompetence. That means you have accepted your incompetence status but seeking who covers it for you. This reminds me of the time of exam results on notice boards where the last person is said to have carried the class next time the results are coming out the last person is with great hope and prayer that there should be a weaker link to alleviate him/her from the burden of disgrace. This is exactly what NDC is doing. Allotey wasn't making any sense in his submission and even hear the proverb he aligned to the submission - VERY BASELESS and indicative of one with a hen's brain.
@Aluta; Please read the conditions of service for Article 75 office holders and you'll better appreciate the issues of salaries of persons who are Members of Staff and also Members of Government machinery (thus Ministers and Deputy Ministers).
Hahahaha oh so NDC wants to buy into incompetent tag of Mahama? This Clearly shows that Mahama was really Incompetent and will continue to be incompetent.Incompetent Mahama is now telling Ghanians that he has given birth to Supper incompetent Akuffo Addo? Is that the case? Mahama Akuffo Addo Inherited you, if you don't Know Calling him Supper will finish you one time. Please think NDC
Hahaha Alotey. NDC struggling to tag NANA. All we know is John Mahama is incompetent.
We all know when it comes to "benefits" the MPs speak the same language so unraveling a rot won't come from within the house. No one is above the law so the CID can investigate all matters. Sometimes I wonder if Ghana can stand up to the standards in other democratic jurisdictions such as South Korea and Brazil where even former Heads of State have been tried, found guilty and jailed for financial malfeasance. We are too partisan and dishonest.
DOESN'T DAILY GUIDE THAT PUBLISHED THE STORY NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TAKING TWO DIFFERENT SALARIES AND TAKING A DOUBLE SALARY WHERE DOUBLE SALARY IS A FIGURE "Y" MULTIPLIED BY TWO (2)? THAT IS, THE SAME FIGURE BEING DOUBLED WHEREAS TWO DIFFERENT SALARIES REFERS TWO SEPARATE SALARIES ORIGINATING FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES WHICH COULD EVEN BE OF DIFFERENT VALUES. THESE JOURNALISTS ARE REALLY SHOWING US THEIR POOR STUFF. THE SCHOOLS OF JOURNALISM MUST WAKE UP AND STOP DISHING OUT CERTIFICATES TO BUT THEY ARE TELLING US WHO THEY ARE.
I have said it time and again this Allotey Jacobs is twerrrrrrp yet people don't get me. Now hear him.....
lol these fuuls would condone crime i can't believe it
hahahahaha. John Mahama was tagged as incompetent. So the NDC must raise it higher and describe every action of Nana Addo and the current government as "super incompetent". It has become the latest buzz word for the NDC. They should at least learn to be original.
Heerh in fact allotey Jacobs no fine kraaa ooo