Nationwide Communications Officer for NDC, Sammy Gyamfi
Nationwide Communications Officer of the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi has stated President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo hoodwinked Ghanaians into believing that he and his appointees cared in regards to the plight of Ghanaians by means of refunding their wage increments.
Sammy Gyamfi stated his assessments have printed that not one of the appointees has refunded the wage increment as directed by means of the president thus far.
The Director of Communications on the Presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin, on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, introduced that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had refunded virtually GHS238,000 given him as a wage increment for the 12 months 2021.
Addressing newshounds, Mr Arhin stated the president had refunded the cash to the Accountant-Common’s Division.
“The President had made it transparent on Might Day, even earlier than the suggestions from the [Emolument] Committee, that he, the Vice President, Ministers, and Deputy Ministers of State weren’t going to take any wage increment. He has refunded him, with regards to the music of GH¢238,000,” he stated.
He additional stated the president additionally ordered the Leader of Workforce to make sure that different officeholders, together with some team of workers individuals on the Jubilee Area, adopted swimsuit.
“In regards to the others, Deputy Ministers, Ministers and in addition the Vice President as neatly, all of the ones refunds might be made. The president made his on the second one of this month, this is, closing week Thursday, and different appointees may even apply swimsuit,” he stated.
However talking at the New Day display on TV3 Tuesday, February 1 with Johnnie Hughes, Sammy Gymafi stated this has now not been performed.
“On the time salaries of the general public sector was once higher by means of a paltry 4 according to cent, you higher that of your appointees by means of 70 according to cent. The president tricked us that he has refunded him, and so Bawumia and his different appointees will have to refund theirs, until date, take a look at, none of them has refunded the ones monies,” he stated.
He additional wondered the allocation made to the Place of business of the Executive Equipment within the 2022 finances commentary.
“You could have reduce down for your ministers, however you might be expanding allocation of the Place of business of the Executive Equipment; closing 12 months, you probably did 2 billion on the Jubilee Area. This 12 months you probably did a three.2billion. What do they do with the cash on the Jubilee Area? Do they cook dinner the forex word and devour it or what?”