2 years ago
Akufo-Addo has denied me my rights as former President Mahama.
Previous President John Mahama has blamed the Akufo-Addo drove organization for declining to give him his privilege as the previous head of the country.
As per him, the public authority has denied him the honor of getting a charge out of free utilities among others which he's qualified for by excellence of the way that he once involved the most elevated office of the land.
The workplace of the previous President last week launched out claims that he accepted GH¢ 14 million as ex-gratia installment in 2013.
An assertion endorsed by the Unique Helper to the previous President, Joyce Bawah Mogtari explained that the previous President "never took any such ex-gratia installment of GH¢14 million out of 2013 or at some other time during his 25 years of administration."
The workplace was answering the Bono Territorial Director of the New Energetic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, prominently known as Abronye DC's charges.
Talking in a meeting on TV3, Ex-President Mahama said he's needed to by and by foot his bills which should be paid for by the State.
"… I get just my month to month benefits like President Kufuor, President Rawlings was getting until he passed on, that is all I get. I take care of power bills for my home, office, I cover water bills for my home and office, and I live in my own convenience so the state doesn't pay me anything for convenience. They haven't given me an office, I lease an office in East Cantonments, I pay the lease myself. I pay my own fuel, the State doesn't give me fuel. I pay my own homegrown staff. I cover my own hospital expenses, I pay my own air tickets when I travel, I'm voyaging this evening and I purchased the tickets for me as well as my significant other. So everything he said are trash."
Mr Mahama added: "Indeed, someone gave him what we are qualified for, and most likely they are doing it for President Kufuor, however they are not doing it for me. Typically when you leave office, Parliament supports how ought to be helped you yet it's not being finished for me. I don't get power, water, or clinical."
Privilege
Rather than returning home with a completely outfitted house in Accra and one more area of his decision outside the capital, the State is expected to rather pay "40% of [his] compensation month to month."
This is a deviation from the Chinery-Hesse Council Report (2001-2005) which said, previous Presidents ought to get "one completely outfitted home in the public capital and one out-of-capital home at an area of the previous President's decision; all of which shouldn't return to the state in that frame of mind of the death of the previous President." In the space of safety, "the state will give two security people to be picked by the previous President from state security. Two vehicles for security."
For transport, President Mahama is qualified for be given two vehicles, a driver, kept up with and thoroughly guaranteed by the State and changed like clockwork forever.
For abroad authority travel, the state will completely pay for all such outings with his mate and two security people.
The state will in any case, support just two of such ventures each year and those not surpassing fourteen days in span. President Mahama and his significant other will likewise be qualified with the expectation of complimentary medical care.
Different advantages incorporate, the installment of utilities at his home.
This was contained in the Official Payments Panel on the states of administration of Article 71 office holders' report.
The Board which is a making of the 1992 Constitution was going by Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh of the College of Cape Coast with four different individuals.
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