Saga of the Presidential staff members: Oppong Nkrumah is confused – Okudzeto Ablakwa

General News on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Source: kasapafmonline.com

2018-11-27

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of North Tongu, accused his colleague, MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, of betraying the truth by saying that the government had instead undertaken a "programmed reduction" in the number of members of the Presidential staff from 1697 to 1614.

According to Tongu North MP, "Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is either confused or deliberately throwing dust in the eyes of the public," adding that he felt the information minister had not been properly informed, hence the misinformation.

Speaking on Anopa Kasapa from the Kasapa FM station, Mr. Ablakwa explained that, based on the 2019 budget presented to Parliament, the government intended to recruit 616 additional people to the presidency of the Bureau. government machinery, despite widespread public outcry over the size of the NPP government.

"Take the people of this country very seriously, you see what Kojo Oppong Nkrumah does, it's that he took the 2018 allocation, and I think it's still more offensive. In 2017, Ghanaians complained about the 998 you reported to Parliament. You were still insensitive by raising it again, "he said.

At the same time, Oppong Nkrumah claimed that the government rather intended to reduce this number, contrary to what the minority claims.

According to him, in 2018, positions established for GMOs were 1697 and were reduced in 2019 to 1614 ".

"The basic rule of evidence is that whoever alleges has the burden of proving. If we do not push people to first prove their claims and instead give them the mileage to keep repeating their false claims, but only to ask the people against whom false claims are made, rather to come forward and prove their innocence, the media will soon be taken for. a ride made by people who feel that all they have to do is claim because you will leave room for them. "

His comment follows reports from the minority last week in parliament that the government planned to increase the office of the president from 998 to 1614.

Last Wednesday, the legislator for northern Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, expressed deep concern over the government's refusal to listen to Ghanaians about the number of people appointed by the government.

"When the list of 998 presidential staff members was presented to this House, there was a national outrage," he said, pointing out that the government had nothing to do to save the national stock exchange .