We’re being maltreated – MPs’ drivers

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Tuga 8 years ago

Even Gordon Brown drives himself why not these ignorant so called law makers?

Even Gordon Brown drives himself why not these ignorant so called law makers?
Koj 8 years ago

The sad thing of the matter is even worse than this, maybe they have to hold back for fear of losing their jobs. Ladies and gentlemen of this nation, it is very sad that these underpaid drivers when they go with MP’s or oth ...
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The sad thing of the matter is even worse than this, maybe they have to hold back for fear of losing their jobs. Ladies and gentlemen of this nation, it is very sad that these underpaid drivers when they go with MP’s or other government al bosses are told to sleep in the cars whilst the later stay’s in the nice hotels. As if that is not bad enough, the bosses then make a fake claim on their hotel bills.
Rector 8 years ago

Ghanaians are spoiled. Suddenly everyone is making demands. Our MPs, like them or not, must be too busy and important to worry about a disgruntled driver.

Ghanaians are spoiled. Suddenly everyone is making demands. Our MPs, like them or not, must be too busy and important to worry about a disgruntled driver.
CORNEY 8 years ago

These people are not demanding money from parliament,they are asking them to find a place for them to sit while their bosses are at work,it is inhuman to leave these people out of the cars they drive and not be allowed to hav ...
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These people are not demanding money from parliament,they are asking them to find a place for them to sit while their bosses are at work,it is inhuman to leave these people out of the cars they drive and not be allowed to have a place to sit leaving them at the mercy of the weather,nobody will be happy with that treatment.
The MPs should come together to find a solution to this issue,it is not fair to treat people that way,they chose to employ them and must treat them like humans,if they cannot treat them like humans then they should drive their own cars,as law makers they should be fighting for the people not maltreating the people.
Krachi Malam 8 years ago

These Drivers should be thankful they have jobs. Instead of trying to make trouble, they should know that all of them can be replaced in one day. Those who are not happy in the job can be risky to our beloved MPs. BNI should ...
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These Drivers should be thankful they have jobs. Instead of trying to make trouble, they should know that all of them can be replaced in one day. Those who are not happy in the job can be risky to our beloved MPs. BNI should get involved.
Ekow 8 years ago

I don't understand what is going on with Africa,u people went to tell me u can't drive,am sorry for u people

I don't understand what is going on with Africa,u people went to tell me u can't drive,am sorry for u people
San Ho 8 years ago

Can't the maps drive? What's wrong with their hands?

Can't the maps drive? What's wrong with their hands?
Joe Turkey 8 years ago

Why do we keep these stupid colonial practices. The only politicians who need drivers are the president and the vice president.

Why do we keep these stupid colonial practices. The only politicians who need drivers are the president and the vice president.
Omanhene (U$A) 8 years ago

Joe, you put it damn right: It was "the colonial masters who needed that service." And, here are some more of those stupid freebies for the do-nothing MPs and other government officials:

The colonial masters used the follo ...
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Joe, you put it damn right: It was "the colonial masters who needed that service." And, here are some more of those stupid freebies for the do-nothing MPs and other government officials:

The colonial masters used the following recruiting carrots(incentives) to get workers from Europe to go down to Africa (the Dark Continent) to work some 70 years ago:

(1) Free housing/bungalows (because they were coming to work for a short time and return);

(2) Free cars & paid drivers (because they didn't know the roads in the country and streets in the towns;

(3) Paid garden boys (because Mr. BOBO—the White man—didn't know how to use the machete (kotokro) to cut a flower or anything;

(4) Paid cooks (because they had no idea of how to cook African food/s—with kontomire & snails); and

(5) They set the retirement age at 60 years, because of two reasons: (a) they didn’t want the white wo/men to “DIE and be buried in AFRICA”, but to work for a few years and go back to Europe to die there and (b) Life expectancy was very low then (people didn’t live that long in those days, like today), so 60 years was very ideal. Right now, WE MUST SET IT TO 70+ and keep good teachers, doctors, etc.

Then came “Kwame Patapaa” (Dr. Kwame Nkrumah), who eventually kicked their collective BUTT, as way back as 1957, but guess what? The damn NEGRO doesn’t seem to understand this after some 60 long years, because s/he is enjoying those colonial legacies—then you ask WHY IS THE COUNTRY SO POOR & NEEDY IN EVERYTHING—wasting too much money on many do-nothing fools!!

In America (the super-rich USA), drivers are not provided to their Congressmen & women (they drive themselves); no free housing (and even the current Speaker, Paul Ryan, has been sleeping in his office for the past 12 years. There are about 13 other Congressmen who also sleep in their offices—although a Congressman’s annual salary is about $175,000 plus some other allowances for being on committees, travel, per diem, etc.

So, let Ghanaians TAP on the shoulders of our politicians and whisper into their LARGE ears and say “Hi, Negro, Mr. BOBO is long gone and it’s high time you do away with these STUPID freebies, which are bankrupting the nation”—AND DO YOU GET IT NOW??
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Tinga 8 years ago

Even dead goat does not qualify for a drvier. He is not doing anything better than anybody of lower than average IQ so he does not in reality need one. May be when human being proper comes we shall consider, not a man who doe ...
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Even dead goat does not qualify for a drvier. He is not doing anything better than anybody of lower than average IQ so he does not in reality need one. May be when human being proper comes we shall consider, not a man who does not know whether he is president or President Uhuru Kenyata is he president of Ghana. A confused plan less man
OSOFOMEKO 8 years ago

Don't forget they also get free fuel in addition to these drivers. If we take all these "colonial time" allowance away from MPs and other high ranking officials, we would not have to raise fuel prices nor raise other form of ...
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Don't forget they also get free fuel in addition to these drivers. If we take all these "colonial time" allowance away from MPs and other high ranking officials, we would not have to raise fuel prices nor raise other form of taxes. Ghana will have enough money to build all the roads we need in the country.
ONETRUTH 8 years ago

Greed is the reflection of our attitude in Ghana. MPs clamour for pecks forgetting about all others. SHAME ON US ALL

Greed is the reflection of our attitude in Ghana. MPs clamour for pecks forgetting about all others. SHAME ON US ALL
Googly Eye 8 years ago

Why do MP's need drivers? what a waste of money!!! cant they drive themselves to work? smh..
its not as if they are that productive or much use to their constituents anyway.

most constituencies do not see or experience an ...
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Why do MP's need drivers? what a waste of money!!! cant they drive themselves to work? smh..
its not as if they are that productive or much use to their constituents anyway.

most constituencies do not see or experience any positive change in the communities.
It is so sad how politics has taken over everything in Ghana..sad.
yaw, USA 8 years ago

WHILES CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS ARE CATCHING BUSES AND TRAIN TO THEIR OFFICES, AFRICAN PARLIAMETARIAN IS HAVING DRIVERS FOR ALL THE FREE CARS DONATED BY THE POOR COUNTRY.

WHILES CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS ARE CATCHING BUSES AND TRAIN TO THEIR OFFICES, AFRICAN PARLIAMETARIAN IS HAVING DRIVERS FOR ALL THE FREE CARS DONATED BY THE POOR COUNTRY.
joe navajo 8 years ago

Government or parliament should not get involve in payment arrangements for drivers and MPs. Same should go for housing, cars etc. MPs should get salary and the make own payments

Government or parliament should not get involve in payment arrangements for drivers and MPs. Same should go for housing, cars etc. MPs should get salary and the make own payments
Martin kofi opoku 8 years ago

We will continue to be poor --' in the advance countries mps drive their own cars

We will continue to be poor --' in the advance countries mps drive their own cars
Martin kofi opoku 8 years ago

B

B
Ekow Samuel. 8 years ago

All the MP DRIVERS MUST unite and sumit their working accept by the mp and its contract that he or she emlory to the gorvment ministry for he or she's salary of each person and...and gorvment must stop to that drivers alawace ...
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All the MP DRIVERS MUST unite and sumit their working accept by the mp and its contract that he or she emlory to the gorvment ministry for he or she's salary of each person and...and gorvment must stop to that drivers alawace for the MP's! for immediatly and to give the drivers their own and that is the best for them,God bless you and oman ghana wo Nyame ne dzen mu!.

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