The 50 ministers and 60 deputy ministers appointed by President Akufo-Addo are yet to receive their salary months after they were sworn into office.
There was public outcry following the nomination of these 110 appointees appointed between February and March.
The opposition condemned the “abnormal” number considering the toll it will have on the public purse.
But President Akufo-Addo defended the appointment, the largest number under the Fourth Republic, saying the current challenges of the country demand the numbers to help him bring the country back on track.
As if to justify the fears of critics, Information Minister Mustapha Hamid confirmed to TV3’s Hot Issue on Saturday that government has not been able to pay a single month salary to the appointees.
“Ministers have not been paid,” the minister reluctantly told Winston Amoah, host of the show.
“The processes of getting these things done take time,” he conceded, perhaps explaining why some civil servants still have payment issues with the government.
Mustapha Hamid acknowledged that it is “not the best thing” that people are employed and yet do not get paid for close to a year.
Asked how he and his colleagues have been surviving without pay, the Information Minister admitted that it has been “difficult” but are able to pull through courtesy the grace of God and support of friends.
He agreed to perception that undue delay in paying appointees could influence some, and therefore appealed to those responsible for clearing such payments to facilitate the process.
Source: 3news
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This Ofrijato guy is also taking Ghanaians for granted. Instead of debating workers salaries and their conditions of service, he is rather more concerned with ministers salaries. And these neo primitive people are referred to as "babies with sharp brains"? Under NPP and NDC Ghana has lost her dignity in the world. In established democracies, the law is above the people but in Ghana the people are above the law. Also in Ghana the vigilante/terrorist groups are above the government.
The whole problem has two size, 1. It may happen that mustapha Hamid might be lying . Or Nana Addo thinks his Ministers don't deserve salary.What have the ministers and other appointees done in this 5months that they need salaries? what have they achieved that they need the tax payers money for salaries. You guys thought governance is just theoretic SAAGYEWA!!!!!AS SEFA WOULD SAY.
Are you sure? I don't think its true, you are getting allowances whilst you wait for your salaries to be sorted out. Can you stop throwing dusts in our eyes? If not Minister President should sack the 60 deputies and give that supportive functions of Deputy Ministers to the MDAs and save resources. Eg. Head of CSIR, GAEC under Ministry of Environment can be raised to Deputy Minister status, you give just a small additional allowances and then they can deputise for you. Also He can merge Roads, Transport, Aviation and Railways as one Ministry wai God bless our homeland