{"id":444411,"date":"2017-12-06T20:51:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T20:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/06\/mps-demand-better-salaries-for-effective-discharge-of-duties\/"},"modified":"2017-12-06T20:51:26","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T20:51:26","slug":"mps-demand-better-salaries-for-effective-discharge-of-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/06\/mps-demand-better-salaries-for-effective-discharge-of-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs demand better salaries for effective discharge of duties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday,  6 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>adomonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-06<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38839149.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ghana Parliament\" title=\"Ghana Parliament\" width=\"295\" height=\"158\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>MP&#8217;s are calling for better remuneration to effectively discharge their duties<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512593486_600_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Members of Parliament (MP) are asking government for better remuneration for effective discharge of their duties.<\/p>\n<p>The MPs argued that the standard at which the public measure the institution should come with better conditions of service.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, MPs are paid around GHS 8,000 monthly while Ministers receive GHS15, 739. The President and Vice-President take home a monthly salary of GHS22, 809 and GHS20, 529, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Contributing to a joint statement on the floor of Parliament by Ho West MP and Juabeng MP Ama Pomaa-Boateng respectively as part of the Global Legislative Openness Week (GLOW) celebration, Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu said lawmakers must be treated well if the demand for accountability is to see the light of day.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Adom News, MP for Ho West, Emmanuel Akwasi Bedzrah said he takes home less than Ghc 2,000 monthly due to the demands on MPs from constituents.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 57 updated by: 57 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 6 December 2017 Source: adomonline.com 2017-12-06 MP&#8217;s are calling for better remuneration to effectively discharge their duties Members of Parliament (MP) are asking government for better remuneration for effective discharge of their duties. 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