Cutting Ministers' salaries encourages corruption – Political Scientist tells Akufo-Addo

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. ..AGBESI KWESI 7 years ago

According to a story attributed to the NDC MP for Asunafo South district, the NPP plagiarized the NDC’s 2016 budget. In his statement " Paragraph 273 of the 2017 budget says principally that the government has allocated GH� ...
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According to a story attributed to the NDC MP for Asunafo South district, the NPP plagiarized the NDC’s 2016 budget. In his statement " Paragraph 273 of the 2017 budget says principally that the government has allocated GH¢2.04 million for the procurement of five million improved coffee planting seedlings for free distribution to coffee farmers while in the 2016 budget, paragraph 405 also talked about government allocating GH¢2.0 million for the procurement of two million improved coffee planting seedlings for free distribution to coffee farmers."
Now divide NPP's GHC2.04 Million by 5 million seedlings and the answer is GHC 0.40 per coffee seedling. Then divide NDC's GHC 2,0 Million by 2 Million seedlings and the answer is GHC 1.00 per coffee seedling. Now the question is, Who is stealing from who. I don't really know the university that trained these NDC guys. Universities in Ghana are indeed useless.
RPG 7 years ago

It is actually the first thing that must be cut drastically. It was be cut to the most lowest level and the punishment for corruption made sooooo severe to quicken the pace of economic development and growth.
If you compare ...
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It is actually the first thing that must be cut drastically. It was be cut to the most lowest level and the punishment for corruption made sooooo severe to quicken the pace of economic development and growth.
If you compare the salaries of some advanced countries as opposed to other professions, it is quite low and so serving in gov't is premised on other motivations not because of remuneration.
The first order of business is to cut the salaries and streamline the perks and make corruption punishable by the death penalty and you are on the true course of rapid development with ministers of conviction ready to serve to improve the lives of the citizenry and for the public good.
NANA 7 years ago

NOTHING CAN STOP NPP TO BE CORRUPT. THEY ARE BORN CORRUPT PEOPLE EITHER YOU GIVE THEM MORE OR LESS THEY WILL LOOT GOV FOUNDS.CHECK THEIR HISTORY. WHEN KU4 , OSAFO, KU4 BROTHERS ALL BECOME REACH PERSONS?ALL DURING THEIR 8 YRS ...
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NOTHING CAN STOP NPP TO BE CORRUPT. THEY ARE BORN CORRUPT PEOPLE EITHER YOU GIVE THEM MORE OR LESS THEY WILL LOOT GOV FOUNDS.CHECK THEIR HISTORY. WHEN KU4 , OSAFO, KU4 BROTHERS ALL BECOME REACH PERSONS?ALL DURING THEIR 8 YRS IN POWER.GOD DON'T PUNISH ALL POLITICIANS THIEF'S.
Tibaa 7 years ago

This advise is the most myopic coming from a Lecturer. According to the lecturer, high emoluments for MPs will reduce their penchant for bribery and corruption. What the Lecturer does not know is that the greed of our politic ...
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This advise is the most myopic coming from a Lecturer. According to the lecturer, high emoluments for MPs will reduce their penchant for bribery and corruption. What the Lecturer does not know is that the greed of our politicians are inelastic and no amount of payment could stretch their thievery to a level of saturation. Give politicians all the rivers in Ghana; they will ask for the sea.
DD 7 years ago

You're 100% right

You're 100% right
Nana Adom Gyamfi, USA 7 years ago

the past government ministers had all the perks and still were corrupted as hell.

the past government ministers had all the perks and still were corrupted as hell.
Leslie Barnor USA 7 years ago

I beg to differ on this, cutting their pay wont encourage corruption. A minister who joins a party or governments with a aim to be corrupted is already in that game. If need be for pay cuts for the sake of the nation , go ahe ...
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I beg to differ on this, cutting their pay wont encourage corruption. A minister who joins a party or governments with a aim to be corrupted is already in that game. If need be for pay cuts for the sake of the nation , go ahead with it Mr. President.
@micjeph 7 years ago

U got it all wrong Mr professor,even if u pay them 1million cedis they will still take bribe.the only problem is that we don't have any proper punishment for against corruption in this Country.i think is time that we get a se ...
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U got it all wrong Mr professor,even if u pay them 1million cedis they will still take bribe.the only problem is that we don't have any proper punishment for against corruption in this Country.i think is time that we get a seriuos punishment for offence agaist corruption if not then it will go on till thy kindom come.
Cash 7 years ago

At this juncture we should allow the President to do what he feels is the right thing. I strongly feel cutting Ministers' salaries can't encourage corruption. All those Ministers have to do is "cut their coats according to th ...
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At this juncture we should allow the President to do what he feels is the right thing. I strongly feel cutting Ministers' salaries can't encourage corruption. All those Ministers have to do is "cut their coats according to their sizes." A word to the Political Scientist: Are you of the view that those politicians who are involved in corruption is due to salary issue?
. ..AGBESI KWESI 7 years ago

Nana Addo is incapable. He is appointing so many ministers

Nana Addo is incapable. He is appointing so many ministers
Obuama 7 years ago

Some of these so-called political scientists are just lunatic idiots seeking undeserved attention. Did Nana Addo ever say that he will reduce the perks of his ministers because his government is large? Where from this one too ...
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Some of these so-called political scientists are just lunatic idiots seeking undeserved attention. Did Nana Addo ever say that he will reduce the perks of his ministers because his government is large? Where from this one too. Being a political science lecturer does not make you an expert in governance. These self-glorifying attention seekers must for once shut up and give us a break.
FREE EDUCATION 7 years ago

when I hear fools like this speak I get sick! how about increasing salaries of all civil servants to discourage corruption. Mr dump political scientist if I may educate you what we need is proper structures to work, put in ch ...
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when I hear fools like this speak I get sick! how about increasing salaries of all civil servants to discourage corruption. Mr dump political scientist if I may educate you what we need is proper structures to work, put in checks and balances and punish offenders to deter others wie. you political scientists have became useless to society with your bogus analysis.
kojo 7 years ago

I BEG YOUR PARDON?? DONT THEY EARN ENOUGH AND ARE STILL CORRUPT??? THIS IS LEADERSHIP QUALITIES!!THEY JUST HAVE TO CUT THEIR COATS TO THEIR SIZES AND HAVE LOVE FOR THE NATION THATS THE SOURCE OF CORRUPTION I BELIEVE. LECTURER ...
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I BEG YOUR PARDON?? DONT THEY EARN ENOUGH AND ARE STILL CORRUPT??? THIS IS LEADERSHIP QUALITIES!!THEY JUST HAVE TO CUT THEIR COATS TO THEIR SIZES AND HAVE LOVE FOR THE NATION THATS THE SOURCE OF CORRUPTION I BELIEVE. LECTURER INDEED. HMM

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