Majority Leader pushes for different salaries for old and new MPs

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu believes the current payment structure of Members of Parliament does not favour long serving MPs. According to the Majority Leader, Ghana’s Parliamentary committees need urgent reforms to motivate seasoned legislators.

Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu delivered his message at a dialogue organized by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) with the Expanded Leadership of Parliament in Accra.

To make his point stronger, he made an example of Honorable Alban Bagbin who is a deputy Speaker and Nadowli MP. For Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, it is very odd for a seasoned man like Alban Bagbin who has been a legislator for 27years to receive the same pay with a new MP .

He is quoted as saying

“If we don’t have career Members of Parliament, the Executive will become overbearing and dominate the political space,” he said, as quoted by Starr News.

Indeed that is what the executive wants, every executive wants to deal with a very weak parliament.

There should be concrete measures that we put in place to recognise longevity.