General News of Thursday, 15 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• MPs are currently pegged at level of High Court judges in terms of emoluments and other benefits• The 7th Parliament approached the president to approve an elevation of their status to Appeals Court judge rank• Ok, but not under my watch - literally - was president Akufo-Addo's responsePresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo maintained that moves by Members of Parliament to be elevated from the level of High Court judges to Appeals Court judges in terms of emoluments, will not happen under his watch. Lawmakers in the last parliament (Led by Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye) wrote to the president on January 5, requesting that the president considers the elevation. Their correspondence which touched on different aspects of the last Presidential Committee on Emolument’s recommendation under the heading: “Equating Members of Parliament to High Court Justices,” read:“The House observed that the Presidential Committee on Emoluments for Article 71 Office Holders ranks Hon. The correspondence continued: “Parliament has decided that members of parliament be placed on a level analogous to that of the above mentioned heads in respect of emoluments, benefits and other amenities. The recommendations of the emoluments committee has become a topical issue particularly where it recommended the formalization of payments to wives of the president and his vice.

Source: GhanaWeb July 15, 2021 06:11 UTC