The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as misleading claims by New Patriotic Party (NPP) that government is giving out last minute appointments and contracts to cronies.
“The law that governs the Transition [Presidential Transition Act 845, 2012] does not state that a government which is about to leave power should not continue giving jobs to others,” Member of NDC legal team, Abraham Amaliba has said.
Yaw Osafo Marfo a representative of President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the Transition Team hinted of reports that government was selling state lands and issuing contracts few days to the official handing over in January.
He claimed the status of some temporary staff and assistants of NDC functionaries are being changed to permanent employees while others are being sent to the public service.
"We do not want to believe that these allegations are true," Mr Osafo Maafo said charging government to be cautious and transparent in its dealing.
Spokesperson of government's Transition Team, Hannah Tetteh said there was nothing dubious about what government is doing.
She said the recruitment exercises being carried out by the military and police service are a continuation of what were started at the beginning of the year.
Hannah Tetteh who also doubles as the Foreign Affairs Minister said the incoming government could call for an end to those exercises if it is not comfortable with them.
But speaking to Evans Mensah, host of Joy FM's Top Story programme Wednesday, Mr Amaliba said the incoming NPP government has no business questioning the duties of government when it did same in 2008.
He cited the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) which the erstwhile Kufuor administration signed before handing over in 2009 to stress his point.
The SSSS places all public service employees on a single vertical salary structure which consists of incremental pay points from a base pay to highest pay.
"This government as at now is not jointly managing the country with the incoming government," he said, adding until power is officially transferred, the NDC government has the right to transact business in the name of the country.
"For now we still need to go on with what is being done [and] it is not appropriate" for the NPP to be interfering, he added.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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Race Koran as you call yourself should be reminded that right as enshrined in the constitution is for all the citizenry however wisdom is only given to a few by divine arrangement. The fact that NPP is not in government yet does not mean NDC should go ahead doing all manner of things on the blind side of the NPP. If you dont understand this then that explains why you lost the elections.
Go to GridCo and see drivers being employed just within this week.Why wouldn't these NDC supporters learn to be factual and still continue with their lies and propaganda? In 2008 when the NPP did similarly, you dismissed the people and now you are telling Ghanaians there is nothing wrong with that when you reversed it when someone did same. We live to see!
These shamelecsss thievvves called NDC are still dreaming thesame dreams that lost them the election. Nkwarrseafour
MR AMALIBA SHOULD COME AGAIN HAS HE SOON FORGOTTEN WHEN NDC WON ELECTIONS IN 2008 AND AFTER TAKING POWER IN 2009 THEY SACKED ABOUT 450 EMPLOYEES FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYING THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY RECRUITED. WHERE AS AMALIBA IN THIS COUNTRY. ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE IF A GOVT LOSES POWER TO ANOTHER WITHIN THE TRANSITION PERIOD NO NEW OBLIGATIONS WHICH WILL HAVE EFFECT IN THE NEW ADMINISTRATION IS ALLOWED UNILATERALLY WITHOUT CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INCOMING GOVT. BUT IN ANY CASE THIS SAME PROPAGANDA HAVE LANDED YOU IN THIS HUMILIATING DEFEAT YET YOU WONT LEARN.
that's NPP for you, where is the proof. Osafo Maafo was clearly speculating and relying on rumours, yet the NPP people are here supporting rumours. NPP has won so Govt business must stop. there is now a law that governs transitions and the NPP must proof to all of us that NDC has flouted the law instead of these unsubstantiated allegations and rumours from Osafo-Maafo.
JOAN YOU VOTED FOR NDC AND I CAN FEEL YOUR PAIN. ITS NATIONAL INTEREST NOT PERSONAL INTEREST.ITS OBVIOUS NDC WERE OVER CONFIDENT FOR A WIN AND FAIL TO FIX THEIR STUFF. THIS LAST MINUTE RECRUITMENT IS NOT ONLY SUSPICIOUS BUT ALSO NOT APPROPRIATE. SINCE WHEN DID THE POLICE, MILITARY AND OTHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES STARTED RECRUITING IN DECEMBER? WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS ALSO GOOD FOR THE GANDER. NPP ALSO HAS PEOPLE WHO ARE ALSO GHANAIANS TO RECRUIT TO BALANCE THE SHARING OF THE NATIONAL CAKE.
What is the work of the Administrator General in the transition period?
This Amaliba guy talks like a Serial Caller despite the fact that he is a lawyer. During the rounf up of the last election, he came out indicating that there has been over voting in a lot of polling stations in Ashanti Region and that the NDC was dispatching lawyers to the region to go and bring the necessary information. This was a statement to cause fear and panic. Now you saying nobody can stop the Government for performing its duties. It is true but if you are leaving office and another person is taking over do you burden the incoming party with unnecessary baggage. He should listen to what his counterparts on the transition team are saying. I believe he just wants to be heard. Amaliba please ***barred word*** and go and practise your profession.
NDC WANTS TO RECRUIT SPIES INTO VARIOUS MINISTRIES, DEPTS AGENCIES.
Joan, you've exposed yourself. Read!