The First Vice Chair of the outgoing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Madam Anita Disoso has slammed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for raising an alarm over the recruitment and award of contracts to individuals by government.
Former finance minister, Osafo Marfo in the erstwhile Kufour administration and representative on the transitional team for president-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo has raised an alarm that government was awarding last minute contracts and recruiting people into service institutions nationwide.
“We have heard of ongoing recruitment into the security services now which we hope is not true. We have heard of the conversion of temporary staff of political assistants and some of the staff we took on into permanent public servants.”
“We have heard of the awarding of new contracts after the election results were announced on December 9. We’ve heard of the procurement of sales and national assets also after the results,” the former finance Minister added. He said, “We need to be cautious, we need to be transparent, we need to be candid and we need to be factual. We are therefore appealing to our colleagues that within this period, if there is anything that needs to be done, consultation needs to be brought on board.”
However, Madam Anita Disoso has lambasted the NPP stating that government programs cannot grant to a halt because the NPP has won an election. She quizzed whether the NPP were the ones that constructed the various hospitals and schools for them to come and recruit staff into them. She said, "we [NDC] constructed these facilities and so we will recruit staff to work in them before the NPP takes over office."
Speaking in an interview with Rainbow Radio’s Kwame Tutu, Madam Anita Disoso said, "The EC declared you winners of the election, we did not complain… But you are now crying over the recruitment of staff into various service sectors of the country. Why are you complaining? Have you constructed any school for you to come and recruit teachers into them? Have you constructed any hospital for you to come and recruit nurses into them? They should shut up. They did the same thing to us when they were leaving office in 2008. They signed the single spine pay policy before leaving office. Should we wait for them to come and recruit staff into our various projects? They should wait until 7, January, 2017 to take over and stop complaining."
Anita Disoso emphasized that President Mahama was next to Nkrumah regarding projects and infrastructure but was overthrown through the ballot just like Ghana’s first president.
When asked why the party has waited until elections are over before recruiting people she said, the recruitment went through processes hence the NPP have no basis to raise any false alarm. On the recruitment into the security services she said, the recruitment were done before the election. On the issue of contracts, she indicated that they went through various processes before approval.
She quizzed, "should Ghana come to a halt because Nana Addo has won an election? It is impossible. President Mahama is still the President and until 7, January, 2017, he cannot be questioned for discharging his duties as the leader of the country."
Source: rainbowradioonline
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Because the money to be used to pay them is from your mother's pocket.
Okay, it's NDC that constructed the hospitals and schools with their own money. They have the right to recruit. After 7th January 2017 they will go away with their new recruits and should not expect the new government to pay them. Was the single spine not suspended by the late President Atta Mills ? Anita should understand that being a President for all does not mean anything at all goes. The new government shall scrutinize and expose every corrupt dealings. Sorry to say it is not witch hunting because that is what Ghanaians are yearning for.
This ***barred word*** again go and fuck your mahama
Recruit and we will fire them
NDC has forgotten that they sacked those recruitment NPP made to the Security Services when they (NDC) assumed office in 2009. These recruits can be also sacked come January, 2016.
And u will continue to stay in opposition for long. Thought u people said it isnt true and now u are telling us it is something going on, dont worry cos we will continue to sack them after 7th january. You should have allowed kofi adams and others to say it so that u advise them but old woman like u be the one saying those cheap talks. Go and learn manners madam
But let me ask ooo. Who is Anita de what? Even Koku Anyidoho is quite now.
This is ashaawo talk. Conwoman
Who else would speak this way except the foul mouth Anita Disoso.
Anita, you were not able to pay Teachers who were genuinely employed. Where do you expect the NPP administration to raise funds to pay them.