A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo has suggested to the government to come out with a clear cut policy on who can be entitled to ex-gratia.
Addo’s comment comes after Togbe Afede XIV returned an ex-gratia of GHC365, 000 to the state for serving as a member of the council of state.
Speaking on Asaase Radio’s news analysis and current affairs show – The Forum – on Saturday (11 June), Samoa Addo said this will bring clarity and finality to the debate on ex-gratia.
“There must be a concerted effort by the political elite that, if we want to encourage people to pay their taxes and tell Ghanaians that look politics is not about enriching ourselves that it is about public service.
“We need to rebrand the way we do politics, and that is where I think that the government must engage other political stakeholders and let us legislate this issue of ex-gratia. Let us come out with a clear cut legislation that defines who is entitled to the ex-gratia,” Addo said.
He added: “We can’t have a situation where all politicians are bastardised on the account of ex-gratia, when we know that the non political actors in that category are all lumped together and bastardised as if those in higher senior public service do not deserve to be paid from public service, some of them make a lot of sacrifice.”
Listen to Samoa Addo in the attached audio below:
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