Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has advocated for adequate salaries for Members of Parliament (MPs) to ensure that they play their oversight roles effectively and also make them more accountable to the citizenry.
He said that roles expected of the legislature in a parliamentary democracy like Ghana’s, are very justifiable but low remunerations are hampering their work because most MPs who are burdened with high expenditures, both in and without their constituencies, will have to look elsewhere to find extra incomes to support themselves at the expense of the work of parliament.
Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu made the suggestion when he commented on a report on the celebration of Global Legislative Openness Week, jointly presented to the house by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Ho West, Emmanuel Bedzrah, and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member for Juaben, Ama Pomaa Boateng.
He said MPs are doing their best even with their little salaries, adding that a parliament that should be open must necessarily also be accountable to the people.
The majority leader indicated that the high esteem the public holds parliament as an institution, should be followed by better conditions of service.
“Mr. Speaker, a parliament that is accountable is one that……and before I state it, I should rather put it in capital letters. It is one that should provide adequate salaries to members of parliament to enable them to concentrate on the business of parliament. And yet every now and then citizens are at the throats of members of parliament,” he said.
Source: Daily Guide
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ARE YOU GUYS SERVING THE COUNTRY OR YOU ARE WORKING FOR THE COUNTRY?
Ghana is paying you well enough. If you thing you are not being paid enough, please resign. Ghana cannot afford an increment in your salaries in addition to the 4 yearly retirement benefits.
pass the right to information bill first you gre edy MP's
for what? on top of the ones you are ste>aling?
These greedy and lazy vampires! Do you know how many unemployed graduates your already hefty salaries, allowances and ex-gratia can employ? What is the average salary of the ghanaian worker who works almost twice as much as you do? Most of you are always late or don't turn up at all for work and what kind of laws and bills do you pass to protect the poor ghanaians? you are the instruments of corruption of gargantuan proportions in this country and you pass bills which create loot and share. On top of that you still want salary increment. What arrant folly! If you think your salary is not enough then go into witchcraft!
Again? I wish someone can tell me the importance of GH Parliament? It's just a rubber stamp! They are there speaking big English and living on taxes from poor Ghanaian. We don't need Parliament in Ghana because it's are ***barred word***
Nation Wreckers! They will double their salary right now aside all the nation's money they have been amassing for themselves
It is about time that the MPs give up their salaries for national development. Why ask for more? Too bad ooooooo!
If possible that ex-gratia paid to MPs after every 4 years must be scrapped. As far salary increase, no way.
Herh kyei Mensah, watch yuur mouth before thunder strike you dead. What do u mean by to increase your salary, if u think your salary is not enough so you cant do the work of an MP then kindly quit and go find a banking Job to do so that you see money always or different Job to do and stop wasting our ears. You have been in power for years but there is nothing beneficial your constituency gets from you as compared to Osei Akoto of Tafo constituency, people of suame just love the NPP and decided to give you this extra chance but i bet you that 2020 Uncle Boat will come and rescue the constituency from your hands. Stop day dreaming and get to work or resign since we wont add even 1pesewa to your salaries.