Judges mad at Mahama over pay cut

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wabiggles 10 years ago

RESPECT THE MAGISTRATES AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES FOR THEIR WORTH AND TOIL.

RESPECT THE MAGISTRATES AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES FOR THEIR WORTH AND TOIL.
Gye Nyame 10 years ago

Why give raises with no money in bank?It seems like the administration is not thinking. They implemented raises and the single spine without first looking at its feasibility. It is harder to do pay cuts -- so they should have ...
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Why give raises with no money in bank?It seems like the administration is not thinking. They implemented raises and the single spine without first looking at its feasibility. It is harder to do pay cuts -- so they should have looked before leaping.
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OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

Author:-Hon. Martin A.B.K. Amidu.

...The Government exercised the latter option when we disagreed over the judgment debt and other Gargantuan crimes. The Government, and my colleague Ministers at the time know that there ...
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Author:-Hon. Martin A.B.K. Amidu.

...The Government exercised the latter option when we disagreed over the judgment debt and other Gargantuan crimes. The Government, and my colleague Ministers at the time know that there was no provision for dismissal under my contract of employment as a Minister or that of any Minster.

I reserve the right as a citizen of Ghana to protect and defend my honour and integrity should this civilized challenge for the truth be ignored.

This is not the price I should be made to pay by the Government of Ghana for defending the Constitution of Ghana in the Waterville and Isofoton unconstitutional payments declared by the Supreme Court.
THE LONE PROPHET OF JEHOVAH 10 years ago

Mr President stop all ministers or government officials from free petrol.

Mr President stop all ministers or government officials from free petrol.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

The confusion is BASAAA. Mahama's gov't is confused. What about MPs with their fat bonuses and End of service Benefits? The single spine on which NDC campaigned is what is killing the government as well as official corruption ...
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The confusion is BASAAA. Mahama's gov't is confused. What about MPs with their fat bonuses and End of service Benefits? The single spine on which NDC campaigned is what is killing the government as well as official corruption..
KING 10 years ago

MAHAMA IS NO RESPECTOR OF PPERSON,JUST AS THE LAW IS. DID YOU THE NUMBER OF LAWS ATUGUBA SET ASIDE TO SECURE MAHAMA THE FAKE VICTORY?

MAHAMA IS NO RESPECTOR OF PPERSON,JUST AS THE LAW IS. DID YOU THE NUMBER OF LAWS ATUGUBA SET ASIDE TO SECURE MAHAMA THE FAKE VICTORY?
Hayes, Amsterdam 10 years ago

Respect the Engineers and Doctors instead. At least they give tangible value for occupying space. I think Ghanaians will respect them more if they did a credible job of getting at the truth and allowing individuals to live li ...
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Respect the Engineers and Doctors instead. At least they give tangible value for occupying space. I think Ghanaians will respect them more if they did a credible job of getting at the truth and allowing individuals to live life instead of countenancing unnecessarily long trials. A typical 5 year case in a Ghanaian court would take 40 minutes or less in a typical western courtroom. People are busy and have no time for gimmicks and tricks. They want to get to the truth and move on with life.

Most Ghanaians given the choice to seek redress at the local chief's palace or the court will choose the chief's palace.

The certified truth is that lawyers love to arrest their patients with force and alacrity, and keep them as permanent clients whose main purpose is to hemorrhage money while the judges referee aloofly as innocent bystanders.
THE STU..PID FO..OL IS AT IT AGAIN 10 years ago

INFACT JOHN MAHAMA IS A DISGRACE. HE HAS PROVEN THAT NORTHERNERS HAS NO BRAINS THEY COME NEXT TO THEIR COWS. NEVER IN OUR HISTORY SHOULD WE ALLOW A NORTHER TO RULE US AGAIN.
MAHAM IS THE MOST USELESS RREZ GHANA HAD EVER HAD ...
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INFACT JOHN MAHAMA IS A DISGRACE. HE HAS PROVEN THAT NORTHERNERS HAS NO BRAINS THEY COME NEXT TO THEIR COWS. NEVER IN OUR HISTORY SHOULD WE ALLOW A NORTHER TO RULE US AGAIN.
MAHAM IS THE MOST USELESS RREZ GHANA HAD EVER HAD IN OUR HISTORY.
Osei Yao 10 years ago

The western educated professional in our country will do anything to insulated themselves against the harsh realities faced by their compatriots. Of course , the As and the Sec to the President being lawyers should have prote ...
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The western educated professional in our country will do anything to insulated themselves against the harsh realities faced by their compatriots. Of course , the As and the Sec to the President being lawyers should have protected the interests of their own. Well, don't worry, their colleagues in the Supreme Court will rectify the insult of the President.
Twumasi . 10 years ago

Well done Osei Yao.

Well done Osei Yao.
JH New York 10 years ago

Just asking,why should a lawyer be given free petrol and Clothing allowances?.
Though,they must be entitled to leave and Car maintenance allowances.
My question is,why is the Elementary School Teacher whom performs the dif ...
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Just asking,why should a lawyer be given free petrol and Clothing allowances?.
Though,they must be entitled to leave and Car maintenance allowances.
My question is,why is the Elementary School Teacher whom performs the difficult part of a Child education(hammered the 1,2,3,and a,b,c d, into the heads for these folks) not entitled to anything ?.
When they got the Chance to rewrite the Constitution,the educated write it in a way to their benefit,and to indemnify their Colleagues and others.
That's one reason why in my opinion, I think Corruption in the Country would never be minimized.Because the people are aware that the educated and powerful,take advantage of their ignorance to Cheat them here and there,so the people also find a way to live.
Cheat,Sick and Confused Nation !.
AKASI MARTHA NZEMA 10 years ago

THE HARD THINKERS OF THE COUNTRY, AS THEY CALL THEMSELVES GHANA IS SINKING CAN'T YOU SEE? OK, TELL THE GOVERMENT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP TO BUILD BETTER GHANA. WE ALL HAVE TO DO OUR PATH.

THE HARD THINKERS OF THE COUNTRY, AS THEY CALL THEMSELVES GHANA IS SINKING CAN'T YOU SEE? OK, TELL THE GOVERMENT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP TO BUILD BETTER GHANA. WE ALL HAVE TO DO OUR PATH.
Hayes, Amsterdam 10 years ago

The Judiciary arm of the government is worthless. Government officials have been enriching themselves for years while the judiciary keeps its head in the sand choosing to see no evil, hear no evil, and do no evil. It is the j ...
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The Judiciary arm of the government is worthless. Government officials have been enriching themselves for years while the judiciary keeps its head in the sand choosing to see no evil, hear no evil, and do no evil. It is the job of the judiciary to keep our corrupt politicians scared enough about losing their ill-gotten gains, and their personal freedom but instead it has failed us.
It has failed miserably in assisting in the development of our country in this direction, and failed ordinary Ghanaians who seek justice through the courts. I have a close friend here in Amsterdam who has been going to court for 5 years over a land dispute. His house is built but cannot live in it because some clown decided the land is his. How has the court helped him? Nilch, nada. The house is vacant and uninhabited, and has become a den for sparrows and lizards. What happens if the house gets vandalized? The Lords of the courts, these so-called learned people who do not create anything for human consumption will offer nothing short of apologies at best. There is no real protection under Ghanaian law. We are in the jungle baby!!!! No wonder people go to juju and the like - what ever happened to getting to the truth as in western law. Not in Ghana - In Ghana it is who it is that can speak the most legal jargon and pull the wool over the other's eyes. Forget about the truth. Lawyers want to keep unwitting clients as family member-clients for life.

I think the time has come to scrap the whole system and get back to the day when the local chief was the supremo judge - Don't think they can do any worse than what these so-called pompous learned people are delivering - Even Engineers, Doctors, Nurses, and men and women of science do not call themselves learned and yet these rascals parade around town with their out-of-date costumes trying to convince the rest of us that they reason at a higher level than the rest of.
dogbe A 10 years ago

For Ghana to develop waste must be eliminated.The President cannot continue to be borrowing from foreigners to pay salaries. What is the meaning of 30 to 40 gallons of fuel, all this mismanagement is the result of where the c ...
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For Ghana to develop waste must be eliminated.The President cannot continue to be borrowing from foreigners to pay salaries. What is the meaning of 30 to 40 gallons of fuel, all this mismanagement is the result of where the country is heading towards.Every worker is taking 30 to 40 gallons of fuel, just imagine what will happen.Then if this is the case what they use their salaries for. A teacher is taking Gh600-700 take home pay, out of this he or she pay everything. what do you say about that. Mr. President do what is right.
Twumasi . 10 years ago

Then Mr MP buy your own car, rent your own house and buy your own fuel. Are we your slave?

Then Mr MP buy your own car, rent your own house and buy your own fuel. Are we your slave?
Flex 10 years ago

For this decision I support the president, 30-40 gallons? you guyz are most of the reason Ghana is in bad economy. Farmers, Teachers,President need to look into their pay and do something about it..

For this decision I support the president, 30-40 gallons? you guyz are most of the reason Ghana is in bad economy. Farmers, Teachers,President need to look into their pay and do something about it..
Abrekyie ba UK 10 years ago

Judges it is you who came out with your controversial petition judgment in favour of president why are you moaning keep your mouths shut and do fucking job and go home with empty hands,why Abrokwa and others keeping fat pay t ...
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Judges it is you who came out with your controversial petition judgment in favour of president why are you moaning keep your mouths shut and do fucking job and go home with empty hands,why Abrokwa and others keeping fat pay to themselfs that is what you want,you cannot eat your cake and have it,you will indirectly refund the monies that was given to your senior judges during the election petition case but not that you were mistakenly over paid
Twumasi . 10 years ago

Kakra be ka mo.

Kakra be ka mo.
Karim 10 years ago

Ghana is really dying slowly! If Judges were given 30 to 40 gallons of petrol a month then what do the ministers, DEC's and directors at the ministries get? Where from the revenue to cover all these expenses which the ordinar ...
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Ghana is really dying slowly! If Judges were given 30 to 40 gallons of petrol a month then what do the ministers, DEC's and directors at the ministries get? Where from the revenue to cover all these expenses which the ordinary voter (citizen) has no hands in deciding?.

Leave allowance, clothing allowance, free accomodation, free petrol!

HOW CAN THIS COUNTRY (GHANA) DEVELOP?
Palogo 10 years ago

When Presidents case was at the court he increased the judges pay to sway them his way. Now that the judge have finished their job the devilish NDC and Mahama strikes back. You havent seen anything yet.

When Presidents case was at the court he increased the judges pay to sway them his way. Now that the judge have finished their job the devilish NDC and Mahama strikes back. You havent seen anything yet.
KELEVE KORMI 10 years ago

how much is the amount you are talking of? lets know so we can tell if it is excess or meager. now l can tell if the judges need my sympathy or condemnation.

how much is the amount you are talking of? lets know so we can tell if it is excess or meager. now l can tell if the judges need my sympathy or condemnation.
ama 10 years ago

I don't think there is anything wrong with pay cut, but if the judges are not willing to do that they should speak up and stop whinning.

I don't think there is anything wrong with pay cut, but if the judges are not willing to do that they should speak up and stop whinning.
Ganja Planter 10 years ago

Did you read the story?

Did you read the story?
Ewe Pride 10 years ago

Only greedy ashanti judges are capable of work stoppage or a go slow due to a cultural inclination of ashantis to be greedy.

Only greedy ashanti judges are capable of work stoppage or a go slow due to a cultural inclination of ashantis to be greedy.
PUSSY CONTROL 10 years ago

I SAW IT WAS COMING SIMPLE BCOS HOW DO YOU EXPECT TWO DUMB AND TRIBAL HATRED TO RULE GHANA ? THE NEXT PRESIDENT WOULD SUFFER THE MOST BCOS NDC WOULD LEAVE A BIG MESS . ALMOST 75% EWE ARE VERY JEALOUS AND HATEFUL AGAINST THE A ...
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I SAW IT WAS COMING SIMPLE BCOS HOW DO YOU EXPECT TWO DUMB AND TRIBAL HATRED TO RULE GHANA ? THE NEXT PRESIDENT WOULD SUFFER THE MOST BCOS NDC WOULD LEAVE A BIG MESS . ALMOST 75% EWE ARE VERY JEALOUS AND HATEFUL AGAINST THE AKANS AND I DON'T SEE THE REASON WHY - I GUESS MAY BE BCOS MR JJ WIFE IS AN ASHANTI . IMAGINE THAT EVERY GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN GHANA IS OCCUPY BY EITHER EWE OR NORTHNER AND THAT IS REASON WHY GHANA KEEP FALLING APART BOCS THEY DON'T HAVE COMMON SENSE. GHANAIANS ARE NOW SUFFER THAN BCOS OF THIS WORST ECONOMY IN GHANA HISTORY .
giotto 10 years ago

Judges enjoying all these benefits at the expense of regular ghanaians. 30 to 40 gallons gas per month for each. How? The country is broke n we all must sacrifice to save it.

Judges enjoying all these benefits at the expense of regular ghanaians. 30 to 40 gallons gas per month for each. How? The country is broke n we all must sacrifice to save it.
kwasi 10 years ago

IN A TIME THAT EVERY ONE IN GHANA IS SUFFREING SMALL CUT IN YOUR SALARY IS NOTHING STOP COMPLAINING YOU ARE STILL MAKING BIG MONEY EVERY MONTH

IN A TIME THAT EVERY ONE IN GHANA IS SUFFREING SMALL CUT IN YOUR SALARY IS NOTHING STOP COMPLAINING YOU ARE STILL MAKING BIG MONEY EVERY MONTH
Solomon 10 years ago

If you don't like it resign - if you fail to do your duty for the high salary (if slightly reduced) you are being paid I hope you are sacked. Ghana needs to spend its resources wisely! The rich bitch the poor are getting poor ...
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If you don't like it resign - if you fail to do your duty for the high salary (if slightly reduced) you are being paid I hope you are sacked. Ghana needs to spend its resources wisely! The rich bitch the poor are getting poorer.
Joe Turkey 10 years ago

His was calculated correct, right?

His was calculated correct, right?
C.O.D 10 years ago

The gov`t errorneously and foolishly increased salary levels of some workers and I beleive they were very happy. Now if the same gov`t has realised its terrible mistakes and foolish misteps, why can`t the gov`t correct them?

The gov`t errorneously and foolishly increased salary levels of some workers and I beleive they were very happy. Now if the same gov`t has realised its terrible mistakes and foolish misteps, why can`t the gov`t correct them?
Santo 10 years ago

They must cough the excess payment. Mahama and his ministers have done well.

Greedy bastards. If they will not work then I invite the military to take over and pump sense into their brains.

They must cough the excess payment. Mahama and his ministers have done well.

Greedy bastards. If they will not work then I invite the military to take over and pump sense into their brains.
concern citizen 10 years ago

It was an attempt by the government to let sleeping dogs lay during the time of the petition.Its very stupid on the part of all those workers of the government who did not see this coming especially the court because in every ...
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It was an attempt by the government to let sleeping dogs lay during the time of the petition.Its very stupid on the part of all those workers of the government who did not see this coming especially the court because in every government, salary increase has to be tided with revenue increase and some form of surplus in some sectors. If those key elements were not there they should have seen that it was just an excitement tactics to stop the cry of pain for economic well being. When the tactics succeeded it prevented much opposition to the decision made by supreme court and further challenges. I would say the strategist at the president office who initiated this tactics was a very smart political scientist. I hope to get him or her on my campaign very soon when the NDC is out of government.
GHANAMANBA 10 years ago

ATUGUBA IS AT THE SUPREME COURT WAITING FOR YOU. YOU GO!

ATUGUBA IS AT THE SUPREME COURT WAITING FOR YOU. YOU GO!
soldier Boateng,London 10 years ago

All what ghanaians judges know,case adjourn,case adjourn,and justice delay,justice deny.

All what ghanaians judges know,case adjourn,case adjourn,and justice delay,justice deny.
Musah Gariba 10 years ago

The election petition is over. The verdict has been pronounced.What are the judges looking for. The 914 or is it 419 rather GOVERNMENT has no better use for you. Excuse me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You may cry blood. Who cares . After al ...
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The election petition is over. The verdict has been pronounced.What are the judges looking for. The 914 or is it 419 rather GOVERNMENT has no better use for you. Excuse me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You may cry blood. Who cares . After all , Most Ghanaian s are suffering and you should join us to wallow . Next time you will not sell your conscience as others do during election period. Thank you .Your Honour.
Nicholas omari, a 10 years ago

I have a case in court and it has been adjourned 16times in less than 18Months.only Ghana this can happen.

I have a case in court and it has been adjourned 16times in less than 18Months.only Ghana this can happen.
Sundiate Kurumanguru 10 years ago

Mahama bribed the judges to win the election verdict and now taking the bribed money back. It is called sucker punch. He sucker punched the Judges.

Mahama bribed the judges to win the election verdict and now taking the bribed money back. It is called sucker punch. He sucker punched the Judges.
.. 10 years ago

YOUR LEARNED BROTHERS AND SISTERS AT THE SUPREME COURT HELPED THIS GOVERNMENT TO HOLD ON TO ITS STOLEN POWER, SO KEEP QUIET AND SHOUT "IDE BE K3K3".

YOUR LEARNED BROTHERS AND SISTERS AT THE SUPREME COURT HELPED THIS GOVERNMENT TO HOLD ON TO ITS STOLEN POWER, SO KEEP QUIET AND SHOUT "IDE BE K3K3".
DR. KWABENA ASANTE 10 years ago

Well, If lawyers and judges are been compelled to have a pay cut, what would you expect them to do? They will have no option than to resort to taking bribes and skewing judgments in favor of the highest bribe payer! Ghana Abr ...
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Well, If lawyers and judges are been compelled to have a pay cut, what would you expect them to do? They will have no option than to resort to taking bribes and skewing judgments in favor of the highest bribe payer! Ghana Abre3!

Judges mad at Mahama over pay cut

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