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General News on Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Source: www.Ghanaweb.com
2019-04-17
James Agalga, Member of Parliament for Builsa North
The parliamentary minority described as "retrograde" 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 police agencies. CAP 30 security to the SSNIT pension scheme.
Bright Wireko Brobbey, Deputy Minister of Employment and Labor Relations, said that the Cabinet had already agreed to the development of a roadmap for unification of all pension plans, which should be completed by 2021.
"We should take our time and examine the institutions involved. Once the Cabinet has given its approval, it is now up to the NPRA and the committee working on it to actually put in place measures, which involves meeting stakeholders, "he told B & FT. . during an interview where he accompanied representatives of NPRA at Monday's appearance before the Public Accounts Committee.
"It's not something that can be done overnight and so, month after month, commitments have been made – for example, Parliament, a pension plan, we need to engage Parliament with d & # 39; 39, others, such as the audit service, so that all these institutions should: be engaged, so hopefully, we should consider by 2021, we should have some kind of solid unification ", he added.
But a minority statement issued and signed by James Agalga, Builsa North MP and ranking member of the Parliament's Defense and Interior Committee, said the decision was unnecessary.
"The minority unreservedly condemns the government's attempt to remove the Ghana Police Service and other security services from the CAP 30 pension scheme," says part of the statement.
"The minority fully recognizes the harsh conditions in which officers and police and other security agencies work. 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 led this country from January 2009 to January 2017, we never considered withdrawing police services, fire, BNI and other security agencies. Pension plan despite the adoption of the National Pensions Act 2008 (Law 766) by a NPP Government, "adds the text.
Below the complete statement
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