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The former Presid ent Kufuor in a group photograph with members of the Assemly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former President John Agyekum\nKufuor has called for the establishment of a remuneration scheme for assembly\nmembers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He sai"},"modified":"2019-08-02T21:41:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T21:41:14","slug":"kufuor-wants-stipend-for-assembly-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/02\/kufuor-wants-stipend-for-assembly-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Kufuor Wants Stipend For Assembly Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The former Presid ent Kufuor in a group photograph with members of the Assemly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former President John Agyekum
\nKufuor has called for the establishment of a remuneration scheme for assembly
\nmembers.<\/p>\n

He said that could \u2018incentivise\u2019
\nmembers to perform their oversight functions of demanding better accountability
\nand taking right decisions at the local level of the governance structure.<\/p>\n

Mr. Kufuor made the remarks when he
\nreceived a delegation of assembly members from the three sub-metros of the
\nAccra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).<\/p>\n

The existence of such a scheme, he
\nsaid, had been long overdue especially for a developing country that has a
\nprice to pay for its fledgling democracy by protecting the integrity of its
\npolitical officers\u00a0who get tempted to be corrupt in order to meet the high
\nfinancial and social demands of the electorate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talk of corruption and we
\nare not keen enough to see how it started. Unfortunately, members of the
\nassembly are victims,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He, however, cautioned that
\nthe\u00a0timing for clamouring for incentives should coincide with an improved
\nstate of the economy.<\/p>\n

In the absence of a remuneration
\nscheme, he urged members to desist from seeking favours\u00a0that would
\ncompromise their integrity,\u00a0thereby failing to probe and hold executive
\ndirectors accountable for their activities within the assembly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He supported the call to elect DCEs
\non partisan basis so as to put the election activities in a defined\u00a0context.<\/p>\n

He said political parties were a \u2018necessary
\nevil\u2019 as complexities of modern societies would require
\nparties to help people to organise their thoughts, understand challenges facing
\nthem and decide on how they should vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

By Issah Mohammed<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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