Tag Archives: Ex Gratia

Vociferous journalist, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, has said that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo never took ex-gratia for serving as a minister and a Member of Parliament. This action of the president, Captain Smart said, was one of the reasons why he came to admire President Akufo-Addo so …

Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, a former MP for Tamale Central, has stated that the 1992 Constitution of Ghana does not give room for Article 71 officeholders to be paid what is known as ex-gratia. He indicated that it is only retirement benefits that these public servants are entitled to thus after their …

A Political Scientist, Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, has said that there is no need to be paying members of the Council of State just because they advise the president. He indicated that paying another set of people to advise the president is an unnecessary burden to the state because presidents …

Deputy General Secretary for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen, has hopped on to the conversation around the return of Ex-gratia by Togbe Afede XIV. The Agbogbomefia of Asogli state became the talk of the town on Tuesday after a statement released indicated that he had returned an amount of GHC365,392.67 …

The Center for Democratic Development (CDD) – Ghana says the only way citizens can halt the huge payment of ex-gratia to politicians is through demonstrations and petitions to relevant stakeholders. This comes on back of the Paramount Chief and the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV in a …

Togbe Afede XIV, Paramount Chief and the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli, has been explaining his intention not to accept over ¢365,000 ex-gratia paid to him for serving on the Council of State between 2017 and 2020. According to him, it is not appropriate to receive the said amount when he …

Chief Executive Officer of the Public Sector Reforms, Thomas Kusi Boafo, has proposed that the government should consider paying the ex-gratia given to members of parliament (MPs) and other political appointees only once and not every four years. He refuted suggestions that the number of government appointees is one of …

Young Political Activist Emmanuel Abankwah Kesse known by many as Olumanba has waded into government’s intention to build offices for parliamentarians in their various constituencies. According to the ‘scrap mps ex-gratia’ convener, it is a laudable idea to build offices for the MPs because at least it will help facilitate …

Some former Assembly Members of Okere District Assembly in the Eastern Region are seething with anger over meagre Ghc450 paid as ex-gratia to each member. According to the agitating former Assembly Members, the amount should be increased to at least Ghc1,000. “They told us our ex-gratia was ready so we …

The 7th Parliament is racing against time to finalise the determination of the salaries and allowances payable and the facilities and privileges available to Article 71 officeholders. Article 71 office holders include the President, the Vice-President, the Speaker of Parliament, the Chief Justice, and Justices of the Supreme Court. The current Parliament is …