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President Mahama orders one-month salary deduction for all presidential staffers, other appointees

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  • Dan 5 months ago

    Appeal to philanthropist in the society to help

  • Tamale North Boy 5 months ago

    The main philanthropist is the President's brother, Ibrahim Mahama. He is gifting cars and money

  • Former Dining Hall Prefect 5 months ago

    A few years ago Ibrahim Mahama couldn't even clear his goods at Tema port. His cheques were bouncing. What has changed? Did he win the US lottery?

  • Now Now 5 months ago

    This is becoming one too many
    If we keep on impounding people's three months salary, one month's salary then we are telling them to find other ways.
    Enough of the cosmetics

  • Tweaa 5 months ago

    Your comprehension is some way paaa

  • Kimu 5 months ago

    Typical lazy man's approach in solving problems. Why don't you come out with something productive to generate enough money for the people instead of taking the easiest way which inflicts hardship on your staff. I know small t ...
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  • Moses 5 months ago

    Is ours democracy or military dictatorship?

    We seem to have a populist president presently.

  • 24 HOUR ECONOMY YAAMUTU! 5 months ago

    THE THIEVES ARE BACK

  • Owusu Amaniampong 5 months ago

    But these people already don't touch their salaries..they are in to loot

  • JACK TORONTO 5 months ago

    That is why KEN OFORI ATTA HAS BEEN INVITED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS LOOTS.

  • Golden 5 months ago

    WHAT IS NEEDED IS STRICT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY,PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!

  • Kojois 5 months ago

    Is this force

  • Steve Kaye London 5 months ago

    Mahama is useless. There is nothing called Mahama care. Hopelessly hopeless guy, an incompetent dead goat and a drunkard

  • XYZ 5 months ago

    You can do politics devoid of needless insults. It takes one out of millions to have the opportunity to be the president of a country. I am sure your family has not produced one yet and may even not.

  • Wisdom 5 months ago

    OF COURSE, PRESIDENT MAHAMA KNOWS THAT HE AND HIS APPOINTEES DON'T TOUCH THEIR MONTHLY SALARIES....The loot and Share just started.

  • Hannan 5 months ago

    !!!!! A lot of hot girls waiting for you ~~ Hot4.eu

  • Kwaku US 5 months ago

    In what way are those people going to feed their families during that month?

  • Former Dining Hall Prefect 5 months ago

    The answer is obvious. It is their salary which is being deducted and not their non-taxable allowances. The allowances are a lot and even more than their salaries. In addition to the allowances, they live in government bun ...
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  • Doh Finale. 5 months ago

    I don't remember the last time I've heard something like this. A president or presidential staffer giving out his or her salary to fund a project; well, let's see how it goes.

  • Kwamina 5 months ago

    But why is it compulsory? How are they supposed to cater for their family without a monthly salary? Mr President please don't over do it and become a dictator.

  • Charles 5 months ago

    You don't tell people how they should spend their legally earned income. This is an act of a dictator. Not even in North Korea are they told how to spend their money. This kind of nonsense can only happen in sh***t hole count ...
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  • Kwabena Agyei 5 months ago

    John Mahama again?
    In fact this guy is a conman. He did same in his first term but not a cedis was accrued from that. His appointees collected their monies back, so he should stop playing to the galary.
    Ghanaians are not f ...
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  • Kwame 5 months ago

    they will steal to recover

  • Ab 5 months ago

    This is just a propaganda.They will recoupe every pesewa indirectly

  • Kofi BA 5 months ago

    We've heard this before from the same man during his last presidential reign. Any deductions will be refunded to the appointees upon exiting office in 2029

  • Koppong 5 months ago

    Come with solution to tackle how citizens or pedestrians would have nice and neat pavement as you everyday pedestrians and cars are struggling to use the roads

  • Efo 5 months ago

    Sethings nkoaaaa

  • CRASS NONESENSE!! 5 months ago

    You should have a better policy and plan in place. Not to force philantrophy to support your pet project!

  • world 5 months ago

    mr president salary deduction or increase is not the solution,your 24hr economy is what ghanaians are yelling for ,please stop your lies and propaganda .

  • Firing Squad 5 months ago

    This is populist inclined policy. Because Mahama can never be Ibrahim Traore of Burkina-Faso who infact is selfless and incorruptible and above all Patriotic, but for the Mahama I know is corrupt and vindictive.

  • Mr. President — you’re a Christian; don’t do good and make noise about it 5 months ago

    Why should we know about this? We give out our own every month; in fact that is the reason Ghanaian are able to survive without making any noise about it; do you need us to praise you? Then don’t take it at all.

  • Gonja Goats 5 months ago

    Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

  • Jeff 5 months ago

    I do not support this at all. These political appointees will not be happy with this but they can't say it. They will begin stealing from the public purse soon.

  • Vincent Antwi-Adjei 5 months ago

    I Salute the first 27 people who commented before mine. In fact all(100%) of them have shown that forcing people to donate their full one month salary into your Mahama care account which even looks more than your own foundat ...
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  • Slim 5 months ago

    We remember the chip compounds you and your appointees built with your salaries in your first term.
    May God continue to guide you and your team to reset Ghana.

  • King 5 months ago

    This is unacceptable. Don't force people into donating. Just stop it. Let people decide how they spend their salaries. Ghanaians are ungrateful and no amount of sacrifice from the NDC is enough for them to reward you their vo ...
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  • Kojo 5 months ago

    This isn't the way to go about it. It isn't right and it can be successfully challenged on principles ground except that you risk losing your job which is what principles people shouldn't be swayed because of that

  • Anokye Twum-Antwi 5 months ago

    Let's hope that the loss of one-month's salaries of these political appointees doesn't lead to corruption. How would such politicians be catering for their families and any other dependent relatives during the month that they ...
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  • Kweku 5 months ago

    nonsensically

  • Nii Akwei 5 months ago

    No, Mahama. This is Bull Shit, if you ask me! Who told you, you care?

  • Koppong 5 months ago

    Scratch my back , Mahama you can’t fight corruption

  • Marcus Adepaye 5 months ago

    Azaaan!!!! This smacks of hypocrisy. You instead use that huge budgetary allocation to the presidency to start this project and stop the azaaan deduction which is not of any use.

  • Laudable 5 months ago

    This is a laudable idea. However, it is not going to sustain "MahamaCares". All employees and employers whether private, cooperate, or government institutions should be made to contribute towards the care. This is the only wa ...
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  • Zakarakis 5 months ago

    Good. Society develops through SACRIFICES.

  • Kofi Asante 5 months ago

    This President has childish brain! You think we're brainless like you people. You've done nothing! Where are 1300 containers full of electrical equipments got missing under your own government? Mentally retarded people!

  • STANLEY W. A. 5 months ago

    In fact I'm worried about this kind of arrangement. We are just 6 months in government. The ministers have a lot of demands on their hands. So why take their salary? So they depend on what? Mr. President, I don't agree with y ...
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  • Sam George and Okudzato should declare their assets 5 months ago

    Hmmm

  • Shamo 5 months ago

    This is stupidity, nonsense, irresponsible and lazy approach in solving the health situation in this country . Why not improve the NHIS , it's another way to siphon the cash and corruption.We know them twiaaa .

  • Samwell 5 months ago

    Settings galore

  • Tolon 5 months ago

    Populist and incompetent president ever

  • Derek 5 months ago

    Simply populist and nothing more, this can only come from a clueless president. John Mahama, we went to the polls to vote for you because we thought you had some fresh ideas to develop the country not knowing that you are emp ...
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  • Tamale North Boy 5 months ago

    Let's know how much this works to

  • Ojatanaa 5 months ago

    What a funny man atta mills killer

  • Asabu 5 months ago

    Why must the president order his appointees to donate part of thrir salary to support his pet project?
    It's ok to appeal for donations but not to compel them to do so.
    They have their own responsibilities too.

  • Newself 5 months ago

    It's a noble thing to contribute but it must be voluntary and not dictatorial.

  • Joe Kapeto 5 months ago

    Stop the gimmicks and get serious with ruling the broken country. Alan Kyerematen has given you his Great Transformatoonal Plan. It's the only way foeward. We are still under IMF programme. We need visionary leadership.

  • AmanorUSA 5 months ago

    The NDC is good at creating funds, they brought VAT and GetFUND and I think the great prof. Mills built a lot of chip compounds from such deductions of money from his appointees. The NDC has always been a better devil than th ...
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  • Citizen vigilante 5 months ago

    And they would steal from elsewhere to make up for the salary deduction, twiaaaa,