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Akudugu James

A year ago

PRESIDENT MAHAMA?S PLEDGE TO ABROGATE EX-GRATIA, I HAVE THIS TO SAY:

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A year ago

President Mahama�s pledge to abrogate ex-gratia, I have this to say:

I have the following to say on President Mahama's promise to repeal ex-gratia: 1. It is only a fool who doesn't alter his mind.

Ex-gratia payments made every four years make me sick.

The exceedingly avaricious milking mechanism that permits some politicians and appointees to consistently defraud all other public officials has drawn harsh criticism from well-intentioned Ghanaians.

2. After previously taking use of it, I'm sure President Mahama has heard the complaints made against the receivers and is now pledging to end such a scheme.

I think we should celebrate this daring decision, whose implementation would necessitate overcoming significant constitutional obstacles.

3. Regrettably, it appears that a few avaricious politicians who want to continue squandering our limited resources on the unjustified payment of pensions to themselves every four years are shaping or leading the conversation on this issue.

My opinion is that their justification for requesting that President Mahama repay his previously spent ex-gratia is rather flimsy and false.

4. The fourth A.V. Dicey principle on the rule of law is that laws and regulations do not take effect retroactively.

I genuinely don't know why, in our nation, we frequently let a select group of dimwitted individuals steer contentious discussions supported by the media.

This hasn't aided in the growth of our democracy, and it is unquestionably a grave setback to our efforts to escape the snares of underdevelopment and poverty.

5. Why did we not demand that Rawlings revive those who were killed while living under the PNDC's rule in Ghana following the country's Truth and Reconciliation Process?

There are laws that support the death penalty and the hanging in Britain and other nations.

the time these

legislation

Why didn't people demand the resurrection of those who had died if the laws were abrogated?

Even though they were legally required to restore those funds, the present administration chose not to do so when the ECG-PDS agreement was reversed.

6. I back any initiatives to stop paying pensions to appointees and some holders of public office every four years.

I can only receive a pension as a teacher if I stop working at age 60.

At a time when we have allowed our resources to be pillaged, anyone who demands to be paid ex-gratia every four years, which is a type of pension, should not be allowed to work in public service.

I believe John Mahama deserves praise for bringing up the contentious subject of some politicians raping the public purse on a national level.

He deserves praise once more for promising to put an end to this selfish behavior.

7. Individuals requesting a return of the items he has already taken and consumed must lift the

a barrier to their logic in this crucial subject of national interest.

You don't go asking that a witch resurrect the people he or she has previously killed if she or he repents and proudly declares that they will never go back to their old methods.

Otherwise, we can be conveying to the person that we have little interest in their sincere repentance and decision to stop engaging in a harmful behavior.

To admit his actions were wrong and make good on a pledge to make atonement requires courage.

When this is accomplished, we celebrate the individual rather than requesting that they go back and make up for or make amends for the damage or consumption that has already been done.

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