Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has described as lies claims by government spokespersons that there is no existing travel guide for political and government appointees.
He says there is an existing travel guide from the 1970’s which spells out how much per diem or allowances and hotel bills a public official takes when he travels.
“There are rules covering all those already and it is not true that nothing of that nature exists and that people travel at their own will. It is not true,” he revealed.
Mr. Pratt was responding to government’s decision to place a temporal travel ban on all ministers, deputy ministers, metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) and heads of government agencies.
He tells host of the Gold Power Drive, Samuel Eshun it will be deceitful for government spokespersons led by the Minister of Information, Dr. Mustapha Hamid to put across such information because no government official can travel outside the country without the express permission from the Jubilee House.
"If such travels have become destructive, then there’s an issue at the flagstaff house because they grant permission for ministers, deputy ministers, etc to travel. You cannot travel outside this jurisdiction without permission and if anybody has travelled outside this country without permission then it is a serious offence in the public service and in the civil service,” he stated
Source: Radiogold905.com
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KWESI PRATT WHICH GOVT OFFICIAL HAS STATED THAT THE TRAVEL BAN IS NEW? WHO HAS INFORMED YOU THAT WE GHANAIANS ARE BEING DECEIVED? IF U ARE A JOURNALIST AND HAVE POLITICAL PAY MASTERS, YOU LOSE YOUR CREDIBILITY SO WHAT U PUT OUT WILL NOT CARRY ANY WEIGHT. WE ALL KNOW WHO U ARE DOING THIS PROPAGANDA FOR. IT IS HIGH TIME U SHUT YA BEAK!
IS KWASI PRATT NORMAL?IF IT IS NEW OR OLD DOES IT CONCERN YOU.IRRELEVANT MAN .
Group of innocent and ***barred word*** ministers and staffers misleading the public on their political emotions to satisfy the 'all die be die' chief.
Not new, and so? What if his appointee are abusing the system and he stops them just like others, what is wrong with that? Please Kwesi, stop this below the belt negativities.
Where was this good for nothing kwesi pratt when his best friend mahama use the existing policy to send such a person like akua donkor to Italy. Why are we allowing this pratt guy to always lie and then turns round to make noise. Now that he acxnnot get access to state funds like he was used to during mahama time, he is always making childish statement. Shame on you long teeth pratt.
This too e be your matter? Go sit your somewhere make man think.
ok cool Mr siiboglass what travel regime was used for Akua Donkoh to travel? Wodiabo and you doing better than your master JM who talks like .....
Oh Kwasi, master know all.
Good governance is all about transparency so it is very important to let the public know what is happening at every moment because these people are paid with public funds. That is why in some cases the health conditions of the president and other government officials are made public. In any case no one has said this practice is new so cool off okay.
YOU PEOPLE JUST INSULT ANYHOW. IN THE FIRST PLACE MUST THE BANING OF OFFICIAL TRAVEL BECOME A PUBLIC CONSUMTION? THIS IS PURELY ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER. BUT PEOPLE WANT US TO KNOW THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS PUT HIS FOOT DOWN HE IS PROTECTING THE PUBLIC PURSE AND ALL THAT WHICH IS NOT TRUE. THIS CHILDISH PROPOGANDER SHOULD STOP. WE ARE NOT CHILDREN. AND THE NPP SHOULD LEARN TO RESPECT OTHER VIEWS THAN ALWAYS INSULT JUST FOR INSULTING SAKE.