The ruling government is intentionally targeting former government appointees under the John Mahama administration just to ‘defame’ them, according to Inusah Fuseini.
The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central and the former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources is part of a number of government appointees who have been accused of receiving double salaries as MPs and also as Ministers.
Some of the names mentioned are Alban Bagbin, MP for Nadowli West in the Upper West Region; ET Mensah, one of the ‘three wise men’ under Mahama’s presidency and former MP for Ningo Prampram; Haruna Iddrisu, former Minister of Employment and Labour Relations and MP for Tamale South, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, former Petroleum Minister and MP for Ellembelle in the Western Region and Nii Lantey Vanderpuye and former Youth and Sports Minister and MP for Odododiodioo Constituency.
These officials have accused President Akufo-Addo of using the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to harass them and has vowed to resist attempts to use the security agencies to witch-hunt them.
Meanwhile, the CID has reportedly begun a probe of the officials involved.
Reacting to this allegation in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Monday, Inusah Fuseini who will be meeting the CID on Tuesday said “there is some level of criminal targeting of former appointees”.
According to him, “it appears that the value of fairness, equity and justice is not being followed”
“…if a public servant has been given a double salary, they are not reported to CID. The person is called to refund the money and if that is not done; that is when you report the person to an investigative authority. But this was not done…why the discrimination?” he queried.
Explaining further, he said “all MPs are paid by Parliament. If you are a minister and an MP; you get extra responsibility allowance which is paid by the controller and Account General Dept. as a minister and an MP you have one salary and not two. Before the salary will be determined, you will be given payment on account. Therefore Parliament will pay your payment on account and controller will give out extra responsibility allowance…there is no way you can take a double salary…I had one salary As MP and a minister. As an MP I was paid by parliament and as a minister I was given an extra responsibility allowance…they are just defaming us and attacking our integrity”
Source: Rebecca Addo Tetteh/Peacefmonline.com
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DO YOU HAVE ANY INTEGRITY AT ALL. SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT INTEGRITY WHEN RECIEVING THE MONEY. YOU LOST IT IMMEDIATELY YOU TOOK DOUBLE SALARY.
There were more than 250 parliamentarians only 9 have this ***barred word*** allegation hanging on them..this is not a reflection of parliament but of the individuals concerned...let justice prevail
Everything the government does is criminal to the minority, now with clear evidence that you have stolen, you guys are crying. Heheehehe wait and see
EVERY SINGLE SOUL WILL HAVE TO VOMIT EVERY PIN THEY HAVE SCONDERED!!!
THE BIG QUESTION THAT THEY SHOULD ANSWER IS IF THERE HAVE NOT BEEN A CHANGE OF GOVT WHEN WILL IT HAVE STOP GREEDY BASTARDS
NDC engineered and paid special top guns double salary. oH even within your party you're discriminating. the same engineers leaked the info to the government. this is total dishonesty. if it was allowance no one will go after you. please own up and payback. shame on you NDC for siphoning the taxpayer's money into your pockets.
Did Inusah take double salary or not. Let him tell Ghana boldly. You don't call yourself honorable if you receive double salary for more than one year, in some cases four years, and then tell us to ask you just to refund? We have a law and the law must apply.
hmmmmmm credibility my foot, when you accused some one of kriminality you expect full length investigation but when it is you and your kriminal ndc you say it is a witch hunting, so long as there is witches the hunter would hunt them all, kwashia buuuului
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Inusah must stop crying... you took double salary and you are aware it is a kr!minal offence so repay the money and go to jail... You are not fit to be called honourable..... you have no credibility left to protect. You NDC guys are a gang of kriminals deceiving your followers and kept them in poverty and plunder the state resources........