Environment, Science and Technology minister Mahama Ayariga has rejected criticisms from the incoming NPP administration that the existing NDC government is making politically expedient decisions that could tie the hands of the new government.
Mahama Ayariga has stressed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government despite losing the 2016 general elections still has a mandate of the people to govern until the midnight of January 6, 2017.
It is therefore not wrong in law for the President to appoint a new heads for National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) or the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) with a left-over mandate of 18 days to hand-over, the Bawku Central MP said.
Both appointees have security of tenure, meaning the incoming NPP government will not be able to review the decisions.
The NPP transition team, which has received handing-over notes from the NDC transition team, has raised alarm about recruitments into the security services, the dishing out of contracts to favourites and the sale of public assets.
The NPP has urged the government to consult before going ahead to make crucial decisions in line with best practices. It has also warned, it could be compelled to review decisions taken by the NDC after it is sworn in on January 7,2017.
Speaking to some of these concerns, Mahama Ayariga who is also Bawku Central MP said the NPP's complains may sound politically expedient but nonetheless not supported in law.
"The constitution says the President shall appoint....so up to the day he becomes ex-president he can do that. If you have an issue with that...your concerns might be legitimate in terms of politics but in law your concerns are clearly illegitimate. For me that is the key issue" he said on Joy FM's Super Morning Show Tuesday.
Mahama Ayariga said the NPP government after it lost the 2008 general elections went ahead to make major decisions.
"Ex-president Kufuor major appointments a few days before he handed over. We lived with those appointments".
He pointed to a major economic decision President Kufuor took when he okayed a Single Spine Salary Scheme with just a day to leave office.
"Increasing the salaries of workers to levels that even the workers said it is okay", he laughed and told the NPP 'let's not behave as if we haven't seen major decisions after transitions.
President John Agyekum Kufuor announced 16-32 per cent increases in salaries for workers in the public and civil service. The increases formed part of the implementation of the single spine salary structure which has been deliberated for the past two years.
President Kufuor was criticised by his former Finance minister Yaw Osafo Marfo for taking that decision.
"There should have been a silent memorandum to the NDC detailing what has been discussed and agreed, for them to have a look at it and incorporate it in the budget.”
Incidentally, more than six years later, Yaw Osafo Marfo is head of the NPP transition team who is also leading the charge that the exiting NDC government should not make major decisions without consulting the new administration.
Source: Joy News
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Are these so called projects to benefit Ghanaians or only NDC appointees? The NPP wasted the Mahama administration's time for a whole year in court and they aren't satisfied? NPP from top to bottom sabotaged the Mahama govt thru various means such as what we are witnessing in the spare parts market and other markets in Kumasi. What a heartless persons
Yes,kufour made last minute decisions. For that they stayed in opposition for 8 years, so make more last minute decisions and prepare to stay in opposition for the next 2 decades.
The NDC people talking about law that means what President Mahama is doing is allow by law. Was law made out of common sense? or it's just a law and we should take it just like that. If President Kuffour made a mistake, should President Mahama repeat that. The law doesn't allow wrong doing and laws are made based on common sense don't let's hide behind the law and do what is wrong because wrong is wrong.
AFTER 8 YEARS OF YOUR CORRUPTION YOU STILL BLAME NPP FOR YOUR EVIL DEEDS ? I PRAY GOD EILL LET YOU STAY IN OPPOSITION FOR GOOD . YOU EVIL SOULS.
When you tell lies to the people of Ghana to come to power you must face the realities. NPP should keep quiet and think of the ways to deliver their elephant promisses and stop complianing. NPP cndemmed NDC propaganda and lies they used in 2008 to get power but the NPP also repeated the same lies and propaganda in this 2016 elections to get power and for the NPP that one is good but for NDC repeating what Ex-President Kuffour did is bad.NPP you are not serious minded people at all. WE GHANAIANS ARE NOT READY FOR EXCUESES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO DELIVER ALL YOUR PROMISSES. WE GHANAIANS CAN ONLY WAIT FOR JUST 24 MONTHS AND THE STORY WILL BE DIFFERENT.
When you tell lies to the people of Ghana to come to power you must face the realities. NPP should ***barred word*** and think of the ways to delver thier elephant promisses and stop complianing. NPP cndemmed NDC propaganda in 2008 but they NPP also repeated the same lies and propaganda and for the NPP that one is good.
mahama ayariga you have indeed proved to me that you are only a politician and not a patriot with the country at heart. kuffour wronged as, so mahama should do same is that your claim? this is highly immature. for Christ sake1 lets begin to think about decisions that will impart the life of the people in our country and not decisions that will help us cling to power to enrich our greedy selves.... May God bless Ghana! May God Punish every greedy politician who takes the country for a ride!
They meant it for evil but God who brought the npp to power will mean it for their good.
An eye for an eye and all will go blind. Its pathetic how people are suddenly confirmed and appointed only for the next Govt to review them. So why waste all these time not employing people when they could be employed. Yes its legal for the president to keep doing his wishes within his term but is it expedient. I tot Mahama had some small respect left to protect as a good state man.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander The Noise Patriotic Party should just ***barred word***