The Minority Caucus in
Parliament is calling on the Emoluments Committee to review the salaries of
Members in Parliament (MP) upwards.
Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu
expects salaries for the MPs to be at par with that of Appeals Court judges.
According to him, since 2016,
MPs have not had their salaries reviewed upwards unlike the ordinary Ghanaian
worker who has, for some time, enjoyed little increment after four years of
work.
Members of Parliament currently
take salaries in the region of GHS14,000 monthly but are demanding a 30% increment
to GHS21,000 per month, according to sources.
At a press conference by the
leadership of Parliament ahead of the dissolution of the 7th Parliament,
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu backed the Minority Leader on his
demands.
Mr Mensah Bonsu, addressing
critics who say MPs do not deserve huge salaries, said per article 114(1) of
the constitution, the legislators deserve every bit of their remuneration and
even more.
Also joining the discussion was
Tamale South MP, who asked the public to appreciate their work, adding there is
no security of tenure for their service.
Meanwhile, the committee of the whole of Parliament has
rejected the presidential committee report on emoluments for article 71
officeholders (2017-2021) in respect of the executive.
The report by the five-member
committee chaired by Prof. Yaa Ntiamoa Baidu was laid on the floor on Monday by
Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu for members consideration.
At a heated meeting of the house
in-camera, Members of Parliament demanded three conditions from the executive
to be included in their package before the House approves that of the
executive.
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