Former Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Hon. Sampson Ahi wants the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of Ghana Police Service to also invite for questioning, all NPP MPs who double as Ministers for taking rent allowance but are still residing in government bungalows.
According to the Bodi lawmaker, what is good for the goose is equally good for the gander and so if the CID has invited former ministers who served under former President John Mahama for receiving double salary as Ministers and MPs, then the department should equally call the current NPP Ministers who took rent allowances as MPs and are still occupying government bungalows for questioning.
Speaking to Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, the NDC MP averred that “I’m throwing a challenge to the CID to look into the matter of NPP MPs who are serving as Ministers and staying in government bungalows; the CID should find out whether they took rent allowances as MPs”.
He reiterated that President Akufo-Addo and the NPP government want to denigrate and victimise the former ministers who served under former President Mahama; hence this orchestration of double salary making news in the airwaves.
He revealed that the Minority has a full list of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament who took rent allowance of Ghc90, 000 for four years but are currently staying in state bungalows; “we are prepared to give the full list to the CID to investigate.
“We should allow institutions to work and so if the CID is investigating double salary, then it should also investigate double rent; both are wrong, if it is not political victimization, this government wants to use the CID to carry out”, he asserted.
A couple of former government appointees in the erstwhile Mahama-led administration have been frothing with rage over allegations that they received double salaries as MPs and also as Ministers or Deputy Ministers.
They accuse the government of intimidation and have vowed to resist attempts to use the security agencies to witch-hunt them.
While some analyst argue the double payments may have arisen from lack of synchronisation of the payment systems for MPs and ministers, others say the anomaly occurred because it is a normal custom being practiced by every set of government.
Whilst the Parliamentary Service pays MPs, the Controller and Accountant General’s department pays ministers and their deputies.
Even though the Criminal Investigations Department is already looking into the double salary saga, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has indicated that Parliament has set up two-member committee to address the challenge amicably.
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I have always held the view that politicians in ghana are ***barred word*** - kwakwe juloie. MPs in particular have no conscience and they stea1 with impunity. They are also fornicators of the hihgest order. An MPs snacthed a friend's girl friend. Parliament has become a chamber of immorality and impunity. Most MPs are shamless individuals who have no human instincts. These honorableness persons love fame and honor even it it means to kill for it. They are very dangerous to Ghana, lets watch them carefully.
over simplification... not surprised about this ndc mp. rent advance is not like double pay. parliament is a permanent position for all elected so all should take the rent allowance. when they are appointed ministers, they take a top up, so they can move into bungalows to make it convenient for them to get in and out of work... something that suits their status. did he consider that people could be appointed ministers and shuffled out any time? and if they have to vacate their bungalows where do they go to stay to come to parliament? he is clearly over stretching it!
AKKUFO ADDO IS GOD SENT TO WEED UP ,CORRUPTION IN GHANA. DOUBLE SALARY MUST BE REFUND WITH INTEREST. MINISTERS IN GOVERNMENT BUNGALOWS MUST RETURN ALLOWANCES CALCULATING FROM THE TIME THEY ASSUME THE OCCUPANCY OF BUNGALOWS. AND ANY SUCH CASES EXISTING EVEN IN THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE CID INVESTIGATION. CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN ANY FORM DOES NOT EXPIRE. ALL THIS IS COMING OUT BECAUSE AKUFFO ADDO HAS MADE A STRONG MOVE TO WEED OUT CORRUPTION. WE MUST ALL SUPPORT HIM. NOW NO INSTITUTION, BEING THE POLICE CID, BNI, EOCO, CANNOT MAKE ANY EXCUSE FOR THEIR FAILURE TO DO THEIR JOB. NANA ADDO WILL NOT SHIELD ANYBODY FOR COMMITTTING FRAUD. ALL GHANA MUST THANK GOD FOR NANA.
THIS IS A VERY SAD DAY FOR MOTHER GHANA. THE BODI LAWMAKER IS EXPOSING SERIOUS ***barred word*** AT HIGH PLACES. SO IF THERE HAD BEEN NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT DOUBLE SALARY, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN QUITE. THIS RENT ISSUE AM SURE ALSO HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS DEPUTY MINISTER. WHAT MORE ***barred word*** IS GOING ON WITHIN PARLIAMENT? LORD SAVE GHANA.
What so-rt of me-dio-cre ar-gum-ent is this? Is that the type of ana-ly-sis u do on the flo-or of parliament. Herrrr...An MP!!! And u have ppl on this plat-form su-ppor-ting him.
So all those commenting and insulting this MP, have you realized that all of us are being deceived by these politicians? Both NDC and NPP politicians are crooks. How can you take rent allowance of 90,000 cedis for 4 years? Why can't the nation build bungalows for these MPs? We are only paying taxes for these politicians to chop whilst we the masses are suffering. Citizens are always defending them meanwhile they are not getting some of the money to chop.
CID should invite these ***barred word*** NPP MPs on this rent issue as well.
Look at his quarter eye.... fuullish MP... You NDC thifs were initially claiming you never took double salary..... Fuullish equalisation...... You are a law maker use your platform to bring the rent issues to the government...... Double salary was being paid to you guys in some cases for years... you never report it to be corrected. This shows how dishonest you NDC people are. P(NDC) killed people during your fulllish revolution for taking loans...... I hope the NPP govt will take you guys to court and then sent to jail..... NDC krim!nals...
so you admit you did take double salary?
I thought you guys were ranting you Didn't take double salary.