Some ex-government officials who have been loud in public with accusations of political witch hunting over the recent double salary allegations have privately admitted to receiving double salaries.
That is the claim by the Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu.
In a bare-it-all interview with Joy News’ Evans Mensah, Tuesday, the Majority Leader, said some of the ex-government officials admitted to taking double salaries except that it was inadvertent.
“Former MP-Ministers and Deputy Ministers [concede] that these things happened; that they were inadvertent; explanations were given and we were trying to resolve it. So if these things are going on and somebody steps out from the room to say this is witch hunting, nothing happened and so on then one begins to question where are we?”
Background
At least nine former ex-government officials are under investigations for collecting double salaries as MPs and Ministers while serving under the government of ex-president John Mahama.
The law requires that a person who serves as a minister or deputy and at the same time is a Member of Parliament must choose which of the emoluments to take either that of a minister or an MP.
The emoluments for a minister are slightly higher than that of the MP. However the CID in its letter given to nine former government officials accused them of taking salaries as MPs and as Ministers, a conduct which is tantamount to stealing.
The CID asked the suspects to assist with investigations.
Witch-hunting
