MPs need their ex-gratia; give it to them - Kweku Baako

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Cindy 11 years ago

Nonsense, you believe this is indeed unfair and injustice yet, you think these MP's are entitle to this huge sum of money.

Nonsense, you believe this is indeed unfair and injustice yet, you think these MP's are entitle to this huge sum of money.
OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

Author:..OBAA YAA

...So, the people around the president including his wife and those Team “B” staffers were aware of the president failing health. Therefore, who were they kidding when they ruin insults on whoever qu ...
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Author:..OBAA YAA

...So, the people around the president including his wife and those Team “B” staffers were aware of the president failing health. Therefore, who were they kidding when they ruin insults on whoever questions the former president health?
As much as I hate to admit Rawlings was right with his statement. If they have had listen to those who were concern with the president health, he might be alive today.
OPO 11 years ago

WE ARE WAITING TO SEE THE REALL CHARATER OF NPP ON EX-GRACIA

WE ARE WAITING TO SEE THE REALL CHARATER OF NPP ON EX-GRACIA
DAN 11 years ago

faggot shut up

faggot shut up
TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago

Whaaat? Did you hear Kwaku Baako scream for payment to be made? He is anxious to get his 'solid soli' for blowing NPP horns on their behalf.

Whaaat? Did you hear Kwaku Baako scream for payment to be made? He is anxious to get his 'solid soli' for blowing NPP horns on their behalf.
Isaac 11 years ago

you are a heartless man

you are a heartless man
Frank Agyena-Karikari 11 years ago

what do teachers and Doctors deserve?

what do teachers and Doctors deserve?
OPO 11 years ago

WILL NPP MPs BOYCOTTE EX-GRACIA

WILL NPP MPs BOYCOTTE EX-GRACIA
Old Dirty Bastard 11 years ago

This wee smoker has been paid to support the ex-gratia

This wee smoker has been paid to support the ex-gratia
SARPONG 11 years ago

One thing I have realised about the so called Ghanaian intellectuals is that, they do not speak from any moral convictions but rather pontificate and sermonizes about rights and moralities when it aqffects their personal inte ...
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One thing I have realised about the so called Ghanaian intellectuals is that, they do not speak from any moral convictions but rather pontificate and sermonizes about rights and moralities when it aqffects their personal interests.

Kweku Baako, the last standing Ghanaian Journalists with respect is wrong on this issue. He should talk about finding ways to end this plin robbery. What is the morality behind the ex-gratia? Ex-gratia is not a pension or salary. Where in the world can the highest earning Government Employees like MP's receive their salaries, benefits like free housing, soft loans for cars every four years and pension and receive as much as $155,000 every four years as gratuity for doing nothing.

How do you thank people, and that is exactly what ex-gratia is, gratuity, thanking people for doing a good work. Do you think saddling the country with 25 billion dollars in debts should be rewarded as we are doing? Don't forget though that it is only the 230 MP's who will receive this loot, another 100 or so former Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Castle workers are going to receive the same and they will not be told to wait one day longer. See how quick the MP's received this money. Why do our Politicians treat us as if we we two classes of people in Ghana with our Politicians being held to a different standard. Animal farm situation is what we have in Ghana where some animals are held in higher esteem.

People like Alba Bagbin have received this ex-gratia five times and he will get it again in 2017. He has received close to $400,000 since 1996 in ex-gratia alone and Kwaku Baako dooes not see anything wrong with this?
Inquiry 11 years ago

Are they getting this amount as bonuses, in addition to their actual paychecks?

Are they getting this amount as bonuses, in addition to their actual paychecks?
Akonoba 2 11 years ago

The law on ex-gratia benefits is bad. It should be repealed. Parliamentarians are not better than other professionals in public service.

The law on ex-gratia benefits is bad. It should be repealed. Parliamentarians are not better than other professionals in public service.
MATHS 11 years ago

No one in this forum is saying MPs don't deserve an ex-gratia payment. All we are all against is the quantum and in fact the impunity with which the Law Makers increase their salaries and being so unconcerned about the pligh ...
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No one in this forum is saying MPs don't deserve an ex-gratia payment. All we are all against is the quantum and in fact the impunity with which the Law Makers increase their salaries and being so unconcerned about the plight of others. I believe the Doctors, Teachers etch also have the right to what is their due. I from now on would encourage all civil and public servants to go on strike should the Law Makers again increase their salaries begore the next 4 years.
Akosua Faibille 11 years ago

Education makes the difference in people's lives. he lacks it so will forever remain stupid. Journalism is about being of payroll of politicians and spew nonsense on radio waves.

Education makes the difference in people's lives. he lacks it so will forever remain stupid. Journalism is about being of payroll of politicians and spew nonsense on radio waves.
JOHN 11 years ago

What job has these greedy bastard done and what impact have it had on the ordinary citizen. What value/improvement have they added to improve the living condition on the man on the street. This is not value for money

What job has these greedy bastard done and what impact have it had on the ordinary citizen. What value/improvement have they added to improve the living condition on the man on the street. This is not value for money
MIKE 11 years ago

HE IS PART OF THE ELITE RULING CLASS SO HE IS NOT EXPECTED TO GO AGAINST THE WIRE. SOMETIME HE TALKS SENSE SOMETIME JUST BULLSHIT!!! THE WHOLE EX GRA THING IS KILLING GHANA AND NATIONAL CONVERSATION IS NEEDED AND REVIEW ACC ...
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HE IS PART OF THE ELITE RULING CLASS SO HE IS NOT EXPECTED TO GO AGAINST THE WIRE. SOMETIME HE TALKS SENSE SOMETIME JUST BULLSHIT!!! THE WHOLE EX GRA THING IS KILLING GHANA AND NATIONAL CONVERSATION IS NEEDED AND REVIEW ACCORDING TO OUR POCKET OF THE NATION. A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW IS NEEDED OF WHAT WE CAN AFFORD AND WHAT WE CANNOT AND WHY SO EVERY BODY SASCRIFIES A BIT.THATS THE WAY FORWARD OTHERSISE EVERY ONE WILL CLAIM THEIR WORK IS BETTER THAN OTHERS. AND THAT WHAT U CALL FOOLS IN PARADISE SCENARIO
AZUMA 11 years ago

EH MR KWAKU BAAKO OF ALL ECONOMIC OF TRUETH.
IF NPP GET A FAIR SHARE IN THE CASE THEN IS GOOD OTHERWISE IS NOT RIGHT.
OH KWAKU WHEN WILL YOU BE NUTRAL AND TALK AS AN INDIPENDENT JOUNALIST?

EH MR KWAKU BAAKO OF ALL ECONOMIC OF TRUETH.
IF NPP GET A FAIR SHARE IN THE CASE THEN IS GOOD OTHERWISE IS NOT RIGHT.
OH KWAKU WHEN WILL YOU BE NUTRAL AND TALK AS AN INDIPENDENT JOUNALIST?
Vuvuzela 11 years ago

Since the great majority of Ghanaians don’t read or speak French, it is understandable that no one talks about an explosive and incredible money laundering affair developing in Mauritania involving the incumbent president a ...
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Since the great majority of Ghanaians don’t read or speak French, it is understandable that no one talks about an explosive and incredible money laundering affair developing in Mauritania involving the incumbent president and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and an Iraqi resident in Ghana who goes by the name of Usman Alawi.

Set in 2007, the revelations by an embittered Malian citizen Hamed Umar engaged by the Mauritanian president but had not been paid for his service uncover a typical James Bond-like maze suspense in which at least 3 containers of fake American dollars might have passed through the Tema harbor. Hamed Umar claimed he has in his possession voice recordings identifying the voice of the Mauritania president, and the affair – now being tagged Ghanagate – is stimulating heated public opinion with calls for the president to speak out.

A lady close to the corridors of power Coumba Ba assigned herself on the track of the issue and must have been several times in Ghana in 2007 supposedly re-engaged the attention of Umar asking him to deny the issue and get paid.

Usman Alawi apparently had an assistant Hamed named Victor who might have been the president of a football club – “Lion Club”? Victor was involved in all types of traffic and barred from entering Togo.

The Mauritania president who was the chief of security at the time when was supposed to change the fake dollars for good ones using the Mauritanian Bank. But was he victim of 419?
Frank Agyena-Karikari 11 years ago

Veve, why did you keep this info to yourself if it is authentic? Get it to the FBI and they will be interested.

Veve, why did you keep this info to yourself if it is authentic? Get it to the FBI and they will be interested.
CONCERN CITIZEN 11 years ago

they should be paid indeed!God will reward everybody according to his deeds,after all de enjoyments when you were on power u still want ex-gratia,just feeding at the expense of the poor citizens..i thought you said u were ser ...
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they should be paid indeed!God will reward everybody according to his deeds,after all de enjoyments when you were on power u still want ex-gratia,just feeding at the expense of the poor citizens..i thought you said u were serving your nation,,soldier man will sacrifice his life the 25 years for the service of his country and go home withbarely nothing.not even a 2 bedroom apartment,,God is watching us there is a judgement day,,,
STUPID KUFUOR INVENTED EX-GRATIA 11 years ago

IF I MAY CORRECT YOU, IS YOUR NAME CONCERNED CITIZEN OR CONCERN CITIZEN?
IN ENGLISH THERE IS NOTHING LIKE CONCERN CITIZEN. JUST SHARING. NO HARM INTENDED.

IF I MAY CORRECT YOU, IS YOUR NAME CONCERNED CITIZEN OR CONCERN CITIZEN?
IN ENGLISH THERE IS NOTHING LIKE CONCERN CITIZEN. JUST SHARING. NO HARM INTENDED.
Captain Planet 11 years ago

This law on ex-gratia is a ridiculous law, passed by ridiculous group of people benefiting from their ridiculousness and then defending it with all ridiculousness.

This law on ex-gratia is a ridiculous law, passed by ridiculous group of people benefiting from their ridiculousness and then defending it with all ridiculousness.
ZONGO BOY 11 years ago

teachers and doctors don't need their pay kweku, they do, shout for them too.

teachers and doctors don't need their pay kweku, they do, shout for them too.
kojo 11 years ago

in modern HR, there is something called perfomance appraisal and job evaluation; do we pay MPs according to their condition of employment or we pay them according to the value of contributions they make towards the enrichment ...
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in modern HR, there is something called perfomance appraisal and job evaluation; do we pay MPs according to their condition of employment or we pay them according to the value of contributions they make towards the enrichment of this nation? how do we place a monetary value on the job that they do?
KAPAY 11 years ago

My good friend if parliament is scrapped for a year we can only make savings on the salaries, rent allowances, car allowances and all the other allowances. We will also avoid the non intellectual tal ...
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My good friend if parliament is scrapped for a year we can only make savings on the salaries, rent allowances, car allowances and all the other allowances. We will also avoid the non intellectual talk we are being bashed with on the airwaves every day by virtue of no nothings assuming the role of learned people by virtue of they being in parliament. To be a clerk in Unilever you require a higher qualification and intellectual capability than to be an MP in Ghana. All ONE REQUIRES TO BE AN mp is to be above 21 years , be of sound mind, be a respectable bully or loud mouth but very popular in your area or constituency and bingo the masses will vote for you. SIMPLY BECAUSE OF OUR HIGH ILLETRACY LEVEL!!!Parliament should be made a NON PAYING JOB, I MEAN SACRIFICIAL WE WILL SURELY SEE REAL GAINS!! It will then attract trully comitted people and the value will be visible.
STUPID KUFUOR INVENTED EX-GRATIA 11 years ago

IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ANY NPP MEMBER OR SUPPORTER TO CONDEMN EX-GRATIA, BECAUSE EX-GRATIA IS KUFUOR'S LEGACY. KUFUOR,IN TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO MILK AND BLEED GHANA TO DEATH AND HIPC AGAIN INSTITUTED THE CHINERY- ...
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IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ANY NPP MEMBER OR SUPPORTER TO CONDEMN EX-GRATIA, BECAUSE EX-GRATIA IS KUFUOR'S LEGACY. KUFUOR,IN TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO MILK AND BLEED GHANA TO DEATH AND HIPC AGAIN INSTITUTED THE CHINERY-HESSE COMMITTEE TO COME UP WITH THE EX-GRATIA FRAMEWORK. THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT RECOMMENDED FOR PAYMENT TO MPs AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WAS TOO HIGH, SO LATE ATTA MILLS CONDEMNED THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNTS, REVISED THE AMOUNT DOWN TO THE PRESENT LEVEL, WHICH IS STILL HIGH, AS PER GHANA'S STANDARDS AND PURCHASING POWER PARITY WITH OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES. SO IT IS KUFUOR WHO STARTED THIS STUPID SELF-REWARDING SCHEME FOR NO WORK DONE FOR GHANA. AREN'T MOST OF THE MP'S LAZY AND ALWAYS ABSENT FROM PARLIAMENT? WHY SHOULD THEY ALL BE PAID EX-GRATIA EQUALLY.
GHANA 11 years ago

You dumb asshole, it was your son of a whore Rawlings whose 1992 constitution made it a right for these thieves to receive this loot. Where was Kuffour when the MP's and Cabinet members were receining this loot in 1997, you p ...
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You dumb asshole, it was your son of a whore Rawlings whose 1992 constitution made it a right for these thieves to receive this loot. Where was Kuffour when the MP's and Cabinet members were receining this loot in 1997, you piece of shit.
Kasoa 11 years ago

People choose sides and stick to them regardless of how insane the side is. The stiking Doctors and Teachers deserve to be paid. How can their pay be in arrears and the ex-gratia not in arrears I'm stunned!

People choose sides and stick to them regardless of how insane the side is. The stiking Doctors and Teachers deserve to be paid. How can their pay be in arrears and the ex-gratia not in arrears I'm stunned!
blanket 11 years ago

ooh my bro say that again oooo these stupid fools who claim they serve their dear nation have got nothing in their head and nothing to offer this nation that our forefathers fought for its freedom for us today ooh Oman Ghan ...
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ooh my bro say that again oooo these stupid fools who claim they serve their dear nation have got nothing in their head and nothing to offer this nation that our forefathers fought for its freedom for us today ooh Oman Ghana when empty headed leaders of this nation
DAN 11 years ago

if they have penions based on their huge salary no need for other payments..social security in usa is based on what you pay..If you pay not tax's you probably will get no pension!

if they have penions based on their huge salary no need for other payments..social security in usa is based on what you pay..If you pay not tax's you probably will get no pension!
Chief amankwa 11 years ago

The country is run by emotions why not ,

The country is run by emotions why not ,
HONESTNEST GOD IS MY JUDGE 11 years ago

WISDOM IS TOO HIGH FOR THEM,THEY NEED EX-GRATIA Right, the citizens needs eletricity and water which they couldn't solved for us all ...

WISDOM IS TOO HIGH FOR THEM,THEY NEED EX-GRATIA Right, the citizens needs eletricity and water which they couldn't solved for us all ...
nsem pii 11 years ago

did mahama offer you some kick backs?

did mahama offer you some kick backs?
WILLIE 11 years ago

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KAPAY 11 years ago

There is a pension scheme for all working classes in Ghana called SSNIT(recently split into a 3 tier system) and there is a body that fixes salaries of GOVERNMENT WORKERS CALLED THE fair wages c ...
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There is a pension scheme for all working classes in Ghana called SSNIT(recently split into a 3 tier system) and there is a body that fixes salaries of GOVERNMENT WORKERS CALLED THE fair wages committee or organisation. If POLITICIANS WERE NOT THIEFS WHY ARE THEY NOT FALLING UNDER ANY OF THESE UMBRELLA'S for their pensions and salary grades or levels. How on earth can politicians feel and address pension anomalies or delays if they take their pensions or terminal benefits(i.e ex gratia) from a different source. How can parliamentarians and the presidency ever feel and address issues related to salaries including delays if theirs is not fixed by the recognised fair wages body. I see a lot of cheating going on in this country and to think of it am not sure we have more than 4 million people formally employed in this country(i.e on SSNIT and IRS returns) so why the sloppy management of such a simple matter. Definately am not sure KWAKU BAAKO has the competence to appreciate the anomaly in the way this whole matter is being addressed. There are definately those who are hiding behind the constitution or whatever to CHEAT THE REST. THIS IS NOT FAIR AND THE REASON WHY THE MASSES END UP NOT TRUSTING THE LEADERSHIP. The end result is that any power hungry person taking over the government gets massisve support. It does not easily happen in Europe or America because there is equity and fairness and if the presidents pension is delayed the same applies to the ordinary man on the street! We must always remember that somebody was killed in this country in 1979 for taking a loan of 5000 cedis(not more than 5000 dollars at that time!!!!). Mr President please let democracy work beyond elections, setting up parliament, appointing ministers etc etc!! there is NO EQUITY IN THIS COUNTRY , THE CHEATING IS JUST TOOOO MUCH!!!!
DODOWA 11 years ago

I don’t blame Kwaku Baako for making such quixotic statements. He has always been a lickspittle to the NDC cabal. Kwaku can’t help himself. For Kwaku to appeal to Ghanaians to dethatch emotions from issues that affect th ...
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I don’t blame Kwaku Baako for making such quixotic statements. He has always been a lickspittle to the NDC cabal. Kwaku can’t help himself. For Kwaku to appeal to Ghanaians to dethatch emotions from issues that affect their daily lives proves how insensitive he is. Ghanaians have been dealing with a political system that is venally operated. How can people stand akimbo in the face of the massive boondoggles and continue to remain silent when the perpetrators of the corrupt system massively reward themselves? Kwaku Baako has now officially pronounced himself a SYCOPHANT
PSD 11 years ago

Just trying to sound intelligent or..

Just trying to sound intelligent or..
ghanaian 11 years ago

why won't you shout for mps?afterall they feed you.you are just garbbage.

why won't you shout for mps?afterall they feed you.you are just garbbage.
Wiseman 11 years ago

have they paid for the TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR CAR LOANS?

have they paid for the TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR CAR LOANS?

MPs need their ex-gratia; give it to them - Kweku Baako

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