Hon. Haruna Iddrisu Gives Laughable Reason Why MPs Need To Be Paid Ghc 600,000 Each

Honorable Haruna Iddrisu, minority leader of the NDC has given reasons why MPs deserve to be paid monthly salary of Ghc 21,000 and ex-gratia of Ghc 600,000. In his words, parliamentarians do not have the security of tenure so they deserve to receive better emoluments. The Tamale central MP maintained that MPs hold disposable positions unlike other government workers who can maintain their works for years and as such, they must be treated well. "It is important that the public appreciates that for our job, there is no security of tenure At the end of four years, [an MP] has to be entitled to it."What we need to do is to carry the public along. There are many of you who comment as if MPs are not deserving of it ," he told the press on Tuesday. There is news surfing that Parliamentarians are holding the government at ransom demanding an increment to their salaries and ex-gratia. Source | Summary