Tag Archives: Ex Gratia

  The 2020 Twifo Atti-morkwa district overall best farmer Mr Isaac Agyiri very well known as “Show Boy” has urged farmers in Ghana to give farming a standing ovation because farming is the backbone of the country. He underscored that, every farmer should see his or her work as his/her …

Ex-gratia and Article 71 officeholders have become some of the most frequently used words in Ghana following ex-President John Dramani Mahama’s promise to scrap the former when he becomes president again. But what does ex-gratia mean? This article looks at what ex-gratia is and what the 1992 Constitution of Ghana says …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has told persons calling on him to return ex-gratias he has received as a sign of good faith to his promise of scrapping the retirement benefit that he cannot. According to him, he is not in the position now to return the retirement benefits he has received …

Former president John Dramani Mahama has questioned the logic behind calls for him to refund his ex-gratia following his promise to cancel the existing emolument structure for Article 71 Office Holders when he comes back to power. According to Mr Mahama, he rather finds it mindless for his critics including some people …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has promised to scrap the retirement benefit given to the Executive under Article 71 officeholders, known as ex-gratia, when he becomes president again. According to him, his government will start the constitutional processes to scrap ex-gratia in the first year of his administration. The former …

National Communication Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi, has said there is an attempt by government to mislead Ghanaians about the emoluments and privileges of former President John Dramani Mahama. According to him, this is shameful because John Mahama was very clear about the specific bills and expenditure …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has rubbished the allegation made by Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC that he [Mahama] took home the fattest ex-gratia amounting to GHC14 million in 2013. A Press Statement issued from the Office of the former President and signed by …

The brouhaha over the payment of ex-gratia to public service holders has been revived following the recent selfless action by the Paramount Chief and the Agbogbomefia of Asogli, Togbe Afede XIV. Togbe Afede XIV recently issued a statement in which he disclosed he had refunded a sum of GHC365,392.67 paid …

During the second term of John Agyekum Kufuor’s presidency, he set up a commission called the Chinery Hesse Commission that was to, among other things, draw up an emolument package for officeholders captured in Article 71 of Ghana’s constitution. The report, when made public, became a contentious one with many people …

When the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, made public the details of his ex-gratia and the reasons he decided to return the GH¢365,392.67 paid him as ex-gratia for his role as a member of the Council of State between 2017 and 2020, it gave Ghanaians a fair idea …