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AG puts up spirited defence of 'ex-gratia' payment to serving MPs

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  • Observer 7 years ago

    These lawyers are the cause of our problems. Using the presence or otherwise is a point of law makes the whole issue too cheap! Because the rest of us know no law, these legal whizzkids bambooze the rest of us sufferers into ...
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  • Kofi Asante 7 years ago

    These politicians are ripping the nation off. Who takes a pension severally. For fairness to prevail why cant the law be modified for paliamentarians to take ex-gratia just once no matter the number of times they are elected ...
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  • EDDIE 7 years ago

    In my opinion, the ex-gratia introduced by Kuffuor before he left office is the most controversial, corrupt and fraudulent law in the history of Ghana and must be scrapped immediately. Ghanaians are sleeping, and all they do ...
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  • DO THE DO 7 years ago

    In September last year, I wrote against this ex-gratia and suggested its abolition but people thought it was from a child. It is the gate to suck the nation to death. I still suggest a retrieval from any one who has taken suc ...
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  • Na so 7 years ago

    The spirit of the law as common sense dictates is that should an MP be voted out he or she may need assistance to survive. However these goats have decided it is now a 4 yearly bonus regardless of circumstances.

  • Ishmael Anku 7 years ago

    i wonder why this AG would see this Article 114 and still try to defend this package for serving MPs.
    This is abnormal.

  • Readi 7 years ago

    How can one who still getting paid income collect ex-gratia...makes no sense...this is politician colluding to take us...these same politicians enjoy free housing, gas, electricity and even maids...apart from that most of the ...
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  • USA 7 years ago

    FOOLISHWOMAN

  • Kofi Asante 7 years ago

    Let us all as Ghanaians make some noise to put pressure on these wicked politicians to change the law. Civil society groups abound in Gh. If they have the nation at heart then they should rally around the people for this ex g ...
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  • Oh Ghana 7 years ago

    What kind of idiots do we have as leaders?How can a poor,highly indebted and failing country/democrazy allow this nonsense when the more established,successful and richer democrazies we try to copy don't allow such foolish pr ...
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  • Pocket Lawyer 7 years ago

    When it comes to their personal selfish interests its scratch my back I scratch your back for these politicians. They will use technical arguments to swindle the state.No wonder these so called honourables across the polit ...
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  • K ghasi 7 years ago

    Eligible means "qualify"and "comma" after qualify /eligible does'nt change the phrase 4 years to " EVERY 4 years" mal interpreted article on your part madam

  • Akora 7 years ago

    Nsem pii

  • Stephen 7 years ago

    I thought the NPP was better than this. I guess when it comes to ripping of the country all politicians are the same

  • Love 7 years ago

    I have now lost hope in Ghana. I never thought this AG could use a comma to defend the indefensible stupid ex gratia. our leaders and politicians know no shame. God help Ghana.

  • ,,,,,,,, 7 years ago

    Change the damned law