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The minority in Parliament is appalled by the decision of President Akufo-Addo and his cabinet to transfer the Ghana Police Service, the National Investigation Bureau, the Ghana National Fire Service and other security agencies. CAP 30 pension scheme to the SSNIT pension scheme of a so-called attempt to unify pension schemes in the country.
This retrograde decision by Nana Addo's government was communicated by Bright Wereko-Brobbey, Deputy Minister of Employment and Labor Relations, when he appeared before Parliament's Public Accounts Committee on April 8, 2019. .
According to the Deputy Minister, the Cabinet of President Akufo Addo had approved the approval of the unification of all pension schemes under Law 766, which would ensure that all members of the security agencies, with the exception of officers and men from the armed forces, would personally contribute to the SSNIT. Pension plan.
Undeniably, the announcement by the Nana Addo government to migrate CAP 30 security agency officials and agents to the SSNIT pension scheme has generated considerable tension and widespread unrest within the base of these institutions. Security agencies – an evolution that heralds a great danger to our national security.
CONTEXT
Ordinance No. 42 on Pensions (CAP 30) establishes a retirement plan for Gold Coast officials to meet their retirement needs. This plan later became the CAP 30 pension plan.
Over the years, all public servants, with the exception of the security services, have migrated to the SSNIT pension scheme. The cardinal reasons for maintaining security services in the CAP 30 pension scheme were the unique nature of their work, the risk badociated with that work, the number of hours spent at work and the general exposure while on the job. we send them to danger.
As a result, under the CAP 30 pension scheme, the Comptroller and Accountant General's Department continued to administer and pay gratuities and a monthly pension to all members of the security services.
However, with the enactment of the 2008 National Pensions Act (Law 766), security services other than the armed forces must be removed from the current CAP 30 pension scheme for the benefit of the new national pension scheme. That being done, we can not deny the fact that our officers and men in uniform will be worse off, because the obligation on the government to continue to pay their gratuity and pension under CAP 30 will cease to exist.
It is in the light of the foregoing that the New Patriotic Party Cabinet led by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved the development of a roadmap for the suppression of the Ghana Police Service, firefighters Ghana, National Investigations and other security services of the CAP 30 pension scheme.
POSITION OF MINIORITY
The minority unreservedly condemns the government's attempt to remove the Ghana Police Service and other security services from the CAP 30 pension scheme. The minority fully recognizes the harsh conditions under which officers and police and other security agencies. For example, in most cases, security agency staff work more than the mandatory eight mandatory hours per day for all public sector workers. This is badociated with the very high levels of risk such as death, injury and permanent disability that the staff of these security agencies are often exposed to; compelling reasons why they must be maintained in CAP 30.
It is not for nothing that during the eight (8) years in which the NDC ruled this country from January 2009 to January 2017, we never considered withdrawing from the pension service 30 the police services, fire departments, BNIs and other security agencies. Scheme despite the adoption of the National Pensions Act 2008 (Law 766) by a NPP Government.
WAY TO FOLLOW
The minority urges President Akufo-Addo's government to rescind its cabinet decision and immediately halt its attempt to migrate the police service and other CAP 30 security agencies to the SSNIT pension scheme. under Law 766.
The minority further urges the NPP Government to amend Article 31 of the National Pensions Act 2008 (Law No. 766) under an emergency certificate in order to exempt all other state security agencies.
Sign:
L & # 39; Hon. James Agalga
Member of Parliament for Builsa North and member of the Standing Committee on Defense and the Interior of Parliament
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