{"id":271240,"date":"2024-12-27T06:44:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T06:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/27\/128-former-mmdces-petition-transition-team-over-end-of-service-benefit-arrears\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T06:44:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T06:44:27","slug":"128-former-mmdces-petition-transition-team-over-end-of-service-benefit-arrears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/27\/128-former-mmdces-petition-transition-team-over-end-of-service-benefit-arrears\/","title":{"rendered":"128 former MMDCEs petition Transition Team over end-of-service benefit arrears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/318\/31899466.295.jpg\" alt=\"Incoming President John Mahama and outgoing President Nana Addo in during a meeting\" title=\"Incoming President John Mahama and outgoing President Nana Addo in during a meeting\" width=\"295\" height=\"209\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Incoming President John Mahama and outgoing President Nana Addo in during a meeting<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">A group of former Municipal, Metropolitan, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have petitioned the 2024 Presidential Transition Team for what they say are outstanding arrears owed to them by the government.<\/p>\n<p>According to a spokesperson for the group, the government owes the 128 former MMDCEs around GHC 90,000 each.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the Transition was inaugurated, we wrote to the team, reminding the government about the outstanding benefits and also drawing the attention of the new government to the issue of these outstanding end-of-service benefits. So far, we have not heard anything from the team,\u201d the spokesperson told JoyNews in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far, we are 134, but unfortunately, six have died, leaving 128,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the current state of the former MMDCEs, the spokesperson said they have all been forced into early retirement as they currently remain unemployed, with all efforts to acquire employment proving futile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, we are unemployed, and those who asked for clearance to be integrated back into the teaching service could not have this opportunity,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He thus appealed to the outgoing government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to clear the arrears while also pleading with the incoming John Dramani Mahama-led administration to ensure they are paid if the current government fails to do so.<\/p>\n<p>GA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incoming President John Mahama and outgoing President Nana Addo in during a meeting A group of former Municipal, Metropolitan, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have petitioned the 2024 Presidential Transition Team for what they say are outstanding arrears owed to them by the government. 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