Fatimatu Abubakar, the Deputy Minister of Information, has stated that members of the Council of State who get ex-gratia have every right to obtain what is owed to them.
According to her, Togbe Afede's repayment should not jeopardize the reputation of other members of the Council of State who have received their salaries.
Togbe Afede XIV, the Asogli Traditional Area's paramount chief, returned GH365,000 in ex-gratia to the state.
He claims that the job he conducted as a member of the Council of State did not deserve the ex-gratia he received.
However, the deputy communications minister argues that the Chief's choice is a personal one that should not prohibit others from getting the funds.
"I have no problem with you refusing to take your genuine income and retirement benefits," she stated on Asaase News, "but it doesn't imply those who are paid what's due them have done anything wrong."
"I have no objections to you returning it (ex-gratia) if there is a lawful and acceptable means to do so."
"However, this does not indicate that persons who rely on articles of the 1992 Constitution for their rights have done something unlawful, have received an excessive payment, or have received an unsuitable payment," she continued.
Togbe Afede XIV noted in a previous interview with Joy News, "Let me subject this to a little of study, that would respect also the circumstances in Nigeria," he said.
our country and the common Ghanaian's struggle Some individuals should not be forced to appear as though they belong to a different social class, but in my case, state council employment is part-time.
"... The council of state work must not pull you away from what you have already been doing, and as a result, you do not need to be reimbursed at the end of it all as if you were fired."
"As a result, I don't believe the work I accomplished merited it." But, rest assured, I was one of the most active members of the state council, and I was head of the economic and special development committee.