I don’t mind if the government holds off on paying our salaries to pay the holders of pensioner bonds – Ablakwa
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a North Tongu MP, said he would not object if the government held off on paying political class members’ wages in order to pay the Pensioner Bondholders Forum members their money.
The congressman claimed that since retirees are no longer in active service, they rely on their investments to cover their medical costs and other obligations.
In order to prevent any additional issues for the elderly, Mr. Ablakwa stated that the government must find a means to pay them their money immediately.
Speaking on Metro TV on Friday, May 12, the ranking member of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee also suggested that the government reduce spending in order to settle the pensioners’ debts, including spending on the National Cathedral Secretariat and free fuel coupons.
“I don’t mind if the government says it will put off paying those of us currently engaged in politics our salaries so that the money for these pensioners can be paid, ” they said. I couldn’t care less.
“All of us MPs, Ministers, and everyone else’s salary. We can therefore cut so many things. While we investigate that, the political class’s pay should be put on hold.
“The cathedral secretariat, official travel, and gasoline discounts. After all the scandals, why are we still operating that secretariat and paying wages to employees? You are aware that this president does not value trivial matters. He said, “He wants large goods, large government, and large life.
Since Monday, retirees have been congregating before the Ministry from 10 to 11 a.m. every day while humming patriotic songs in an effort to put pressure on the government to honour the about 19 coupons and 3 principals that are still unpaid.
For the majority of retirees, the payment delay has an impact on both them and their dependents.
In a television interview, a disgruntled member detailed his frustration and demanded that the government pay them their money immediately.
“All we ask for is the payment of our money. We were promised our money by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, but so far we haven’t gotten anything.
“We are keeping an eye on everything since we worked so hard to earn the money; there is no way we will let any of it go unaccounted for. We are requesting our money; we are not requesting any social services.
“Would you kindly inform the Finance Minister that he must honour his commitment and pay us? If he had maintained his word, we wouldn’t be here,” he remarked.