A former Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has described as ridiculous calls by the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) on the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to restore teacher trainee allowances within its first 100 days in office.
Speaking on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Thursday 15 December, the president of the coalition, King Ali Awudu, said teachers voted for the NPP to restore the allowances and believed in the party’s capacity to do so within the first three months of assuming office.
“In the process of their campaign they said a whole lot of things, which we bought into and voted for them massively. One of the key things they used was the teacher training allowance. They told us emphatically that they were going to restore the teacher training allowance. At the time that they were telling us that they would restore the allowance, the outgoing government, led by John Dramani Mahama, was also telling us that if it is the teacher training allowance that he needs to restore in order to gain power then he will lose it, and indeed he has lost it. So what it means is that we have voted for the NPP massively. If you monitored the polls you would realise that in almost all the 38 teacher training colleges, the NPP won. So what we are saying is that as soon as they resume office from 7 January, at least within 100 days, we should see the restoration of the teacher training allowance,” he said.
In a quick reaction on the same show, Mr Jumah said it was unfair on the part of the coalition to give the NPP an ultimatum.
“Nana Akufo-Addo made a promise and it spans four years …but to put a gun to his head and give him an ultimatum of 100 days, that is what is ridiculous… If they know how to give ultimatums, I think that they should redirect their ultimatum to the previous government,” he stated.
The former CEO of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) explained: “No government can act without first going through parliament for financial support. They (NPP) have to put up a budget. A budget basically is an outline of what we intend to do and we present it to parliament. Parliament will have to go through and approve it then you can begin to execute what your plans are.”
He added: “I was expecting enlightened people to suggest that we expect Nana Akufo-Addo to put together a budget that will guide his administration so that he will be able to implement some of the things that he said he would do and that would have been a more enlightened approach, but the way they are stating it, they look like a bunch of ignoramuses: they don’t know anything, they are ignorant people. It’s even unfair for them to come out like that.”
Source: Classfmonline
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THE BEGINNING ODFM OUR FOLLY.
Mr.Jumah u are saying if they know how to I ultimatum they show do it previous government, who promised them,NPP or NDC,if you have forgotten let remained you what you did to Late Prof.Mills.we are now setting the fire and it burn like hell
who gave this arrogant twerp the authority to speak for Nana??? When Nana was promising where were you??Who has appointed a spokesperson?? Sharrap you noisy beak and find something more useful to do and help the party!!! Please, please this time we won't allow any arrogant twerp to come spoil Nana's government with their arrogant things ooo!!! aahhhh!!
They haven't seen anything yet the worst is yet to come.to talk is cheap as they opened thier big mouth to give promises that they can't hounor
There are more things to be tackled so surely u will get the allowance but u have to wait for a while it could even be a year or more cos if the government want to restore it wouldnt be teachers alone but nurses too. Kofi is just confused and want to be kofi adams of NPP but he wont get that chance
people like kofi jumah should not be given appointment in NANAs administration
EEEh Kofi Gh be careful ooo, the ***barred word*** and wise's vote carry the same weight ooo. You've started too early ooo. Learn from NDC defeat ooo. There is no ***barred word*** in Gh again ooo, yooooooooo.
Kofi be careful because you knew of these and yet Nana was promising Ghanaians heaven on earth. Mahama told Bawumia u hv never come near the presidency so you can't call him incompetent. You hv not see anything yet to wait and see, reduce VAT to 3.5%, fuel price, water and light bills these promises are fresh water n the minds of Ghanaians so honor them since simple majority of parliament. 100 days from January 8th till 7th April 2017. Eric from Avenor Accra
Aba Wofa Kofi! I dont support what de cct guy said but pleeeease b modulate
Kofi Jumah must not be permitted to talk for NPP. He's always getting on the nerves of people. This is the kind of arrogance that caused the defeat of NDC. (NPP) cannot afford to do same. NPP lost the 2008 elections to NDC because people like Kofi Jumah, Isaac Edumadzi, and the likes had become too arrogant. Ghanaians are not ***barred word*** and are closely monitoring politicians.