"GHANAIAN MPS SHOULD CUT THEIR COATS ACCORDING TO THEIR CLOTH" -K.B ASANTE

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A retired diplomat, Dr K B Asante has described the upward salary adjustment of Members of Parliament as “inappropriate” in the present condition of Ghana.

According to the one-time Secretary to the late Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian MPs need to show leadership by example by “cutting their coats according to their cloth” and stop “imposing” some sort of lifestyle upon themselves.

Dr K B Asante said this in a telephone interview with Breakfast TV host, Bismark Brown in reaction to a latest report that MPs were to receive a salary increase from GHC3000 to GHC7200.

He said, “it is certainly not an excessive salary for a Member of Parliament, but it is inappropriate in the present condition of Ghana.”

“The MP’s should give to their constituencies what they can offer, they should cut their coat according to their cloth, again the people in their constituencies should not demand so much of them as well. The cost of living is hard for everyone so the Mp’s should show leadership.”

According to him, MPs were found of making impressions especially at funerals and advised them to desist from the act.

However, his statements did not go down well with the guests on the show,  Mr Seth Kwame Acheampong (NPP MP for Mpreaso) and Mr Kobla Mensah Woyome (NDC MP for South Tongu).

According to the two, they were not privy to any such information about their salary adjustment.

Mr Kobla Mensah Woyome noted that the salaries of the MPs was inadequate since they bore the cost of vehicle maintenance, fuel and other expenses that they incurred in the discharge of their duties.

His colleague MP, Mr Seth Kwame Acheampong shared the same sentiments with him. He also raised concerns over why so much public outcry is made anytime there was news about MPs salary adjustments.






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