Wednesday 26th February, 2020
Accra, Feb.26, GNA –
Government has denied alleged stories published by an unknown writer and
websites of suspicious origin that indicate that it had withdrawn or intends to
withdraw the current Pension Scheme for Police and other Security Services.
A statement signed
by Mr Pius Enam Hadzide, the Deputy Minister of Information and copied to the
Ghana News Agency described the stories as maliciously fabricated and aimed at
courting disaffection for Government amongst the country’s gallant men and
women in uniform.
“Government by this
release, reiterates its position that it has not and does not intend to
withdraw CAP 30 Pension Scheme or any Pension Scheme of any of the country’s
Security Services. Government will not make any changes that will make the
Police or any security personnel worse off, not while serving or on
retirement,” the statement said.
Mr Ambrose Dery, the
Minister for the Interior, according to the statement, represented this
position to the rank and file of the Security Services on Wednesday April 17,
2019 at the Police Headquarters, when he stated: “The Ghana Police Service will
not be migrated from CAP 30 as being rumoured since Government recognizes the
supreme sacrifices it makes for the country.”
Government, the
statement emphasised, condemned in no uncertain attempts by unscrupulous persons
to cause confusion within the ranks of Security Services.
It urged the media
to exercise great discretion and the highest ethical standards, when reporting
on security and related matters.
Government called
for utmost calm and restraint amongst security personnel and the public and
gave an assurance that it remained committed to the welfare of the country’s
security personnel.
GNA