General News of Sunday, 22 April 2018Source: peacefmonline.comDouble salary: It amounts to political immorality - Dr. Oko-BoyeSome NDC MPs are under investigation for taking double salary while in office as Ministers“If it turns out that there was a double payment and the state was not alerted because of the systemic flaws; either it can amount to political immorality or a case of dishonesty. It can also be a contravention of our laws that can be prosecuted in a court” said Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye. An ongoing probe by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) into the allegations of double salary paid to some appointees of the former government has been the subject of public debate amid claims of political witch-hunting. Already, Parliament has announced the formation of a two-member bi-partisan committee to investigate the double salary scandal. "What is being done about the systematic failure that caused the double payment in the first place?

Source: GhanaWeb April 21, 2018 19:18 UTC