Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a former Deputy Minister of Communications has dared the Akufo-Addo-led government to reduce salaries of his appointees just as ex-president John Mahama did in order to complete the Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHIPS) compounds project around the country.
According to him, there is still a backlog of debt to pay the contractors who executed most of the completed projects.
Therefore, to the extent that the NDC government is out of office, appointees of the new government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) must follow the example of the Mahama administration by sacrificing some percentage of their salaries towards completion of the projects.
Mr Kwakye Ofosu threw the challenge to the government while providing explanation about what the 10% pay cut accruals of the Mahama administration was used for following media reports that it could not be accounted for by the Controller and Accountant General.
He told Moro Awudu, host of the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class 91.3FM on Thursday August 10 that: “As of December 2016 6 of the CHIPS compounds had been competed, 5 were nearing completion and 1 was at foundation stage.
“The total contract sum was GHS 2, 549,112.76 which meant that there was deficit of about 400,000 to pay to the contractors who had executed the job.
“Of course we had hoped that we will continue to be in government so that we will be able to raise that money to complete all the projects but perhaps the president will impress upon its appointees to make the same sacrifice that we made.”
On Wednesday, 9 August, the Deputy Controller and Accountant General Kwesi Owusu told the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament that the money cannot be traced.
Mr Owusu said: “...As to what they have done with the money that one is not an area for us to answer because it was not statutory deductions which we should have taken and then say pay to SSNIT or pay to GRA. This one was a voluntary deduction so when you deduct, you give it to the one who asked you to deduct on his behalf.”
But Mr Kwakye Ofosu further explained that: “A total of GHS2,190,718.30 had been deducted as of the end of December,2016. A total of GHS 2,130,718.30 had been paid to contractors who had either completed or were working on the CHPS compounds. Regarding the CHPS compounds themselves, a total of five had been completed at Gympokrom and Kwame Prakrom in the Upper Denkyira East District, Ada East in Greater Accra, Nkwanta Number 1 & 2 in the Western Region and Abontonso in the Afram Plains North District of the Eastern Region.
“Another five were almost completed at Faso Bator and Supon in the Afram Plains North District as well as Dome, Gadokope and Samankwe in the Afram Plains South District.
“Another one was nearing completion at Tetegu Old Town in the Greater Accra Region. The last one was at foundation level at Ho Zongo as of the time we were leaving office,” he added.
He, therefore, disputed assertions that the money cannot be traced. “Any claim, therefore, that the monies so deducted cannot be accounted for, is most misleading and inaccurate.”
Source: classfmonline.com
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What a siIIy tokenism cheap hand-out policy. NDC you take Ghanaians too cheap.
This is the most ***barred word*** statement this man i hate most in Ghana can say, What was the essence of cutting your pay and stea over thousands multiplied by the cut? Who do you think you were fooling? Were you expecting Ghanaians to clap for you for that hypocritical act? How much was the cut? And how much did you insignificant Kwaky -Fosu steal from Ghana? Next time say what will not prompt Ghanaians to insult you for your face and words from you really provoke many who got you out of the place you did not deserve to be ever in your life. BULLSHIT!
The president Nana Addo Danquah Is not ready for any unhealthy competition. Felix be mute, you are young in the game...
you keep 90% and give 10% to ghanaians and you think this class-one mobrowa idea is what nana should implement. What impact did this populist cheap left-over kobo cuts had on the lives of Ghanaians. NDC is always happy when Ghanians are suffering. Ghanaian needs environment so condusive that they make good living ends meet. You sold all bauxite deposits to yourselves through family and cronies, looted Ghana like no one business and you have the effrontery to spew fooIishness. God will punish you ofosu kwakye.
listen that school boy, your salary was cut by 10% and when u were leaving office u took away 45% increase in salary backdated to 2013. you think ghanaians are ***barred word***, YOU ***barred word***
How could such a School boy be appointed a Deputy Minister with such a silly level of logic.
I feel so sorry for a wife of this boy who never learns on mentioning the incorruptible savior prez Nehemiah Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo. Pls madam mrs felix kwakye ofosu advice your husband to stop mentioning that name that sounds very heavy in his mouth for he will continue to cuursee himself and spoil his political career thank you madam. NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU
We have not forgotten about the three years back pay for John Mahama which was not affected by the 10% cut. In effect he did not lose anything. The 10% was paid back to him as back pay.
Yes Mahama was able to cut his pay because he was corrupt and know where to get extra money. Nana Addo is not. Nana will take his full pay as due him.
Cut what ? and CREAT LOOT AND SHARE ? I beg He will not follow any incompetent spirit of 10% salary cut. We ' re not in contest with and educate semi illiterate 😊 😊 😊