Politicians are raw – Koku Anyidoho

General News on Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Source: peacefmonline.com

2019-02-12

Mr. Koku Anyidoho, former Deputy Secretary General of the National Democratic Congress (NEC) and now Director General of the Atta Mills Institute, described politicians as bullies.

The pillar of the NDC considered the attitude of most politicians as an obstacle to the country's development.

Speaking as part of Okay Fm's "Ade Akye Abia" program, he wondered why politicians would offer public servants an extension of contract for their services when they would reach the age. of retirement.

For him, it's because they want to "use and intimidate" them for their own sake.

"As a staunch supporter of Charles Darwin 's" theory of evolution, "I can not accept the fact that if we do not evolve as a nation, we will surely fall into the realm. insignificance.

"In fact, he holds firm to the belief in the theory of evolution, which has led me to think about the possible need, as a nation, to revisit a particular section of Bill 527 of our 1992 Constitution, "he said.

The 527th Act of the Parliament of Ghana, entitled "THE 1996 ACT RESPECTING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA (AMENDMENT)", was amended on December 16, 1996, but made certain amendments of interest to this writing. mine is the one that was made in article 199.

Law 527 reads in part thus; "… Section 199 of the Constitution is amended by inserting the following after paragraph 3:

"(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a public officer who has retired after reaching the age of sixty may, if the requirements of the service so require, be engaged for a limited period of time not exceeding two years at a time but not exceeding five years in total and in accordance with the other terms and conditions laid down by the appointing authority '.

Mr. Anyidoho explained that it was time for the country to re-examine contracts awarded to civil servants who have reached retirement age just to be in place.

"If we stop this attitude as a country, what happened at Ayawaso West Wuogon in the recent by-election will not be repeated because all these contract officials believe they owe allegiance to their paymasters," he said. he pontificated.

However, he called on MPs to reach a consensus on this urgent issue, adding that he was confident that they would receive many "praises" from the Ghanaian public for "doing what Napoleon could not do ".