General News of Wednesday, 5 August 2020Source: Starr FMIt’s impossible to pay assembly members – Alima Mahama to MahamaMinister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima MahamaThe Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, has challenged NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama over his promise to pay monthly allowances to Assembly members. Mr. Mahama while addressing a meeting with the Ghana Association of Assembly Members (GAAM) at his office in Accra, observed that not only do Assembly members attend to the day-to-day needs of the people, but they also serve as community development agents. He, therefore, reiterated his pledge to tailor capacity building programmes to improve for Assembly members and also pay them monthly allowances to motivate them. She stated that “I want to tell you that, John Mahama’s promise to pay assembly members was in their manifesto in the 2012 elections but he didn’t do anything about it. The Minister further added “Mr Mahama was not able to pay assembly members about 10,000 in number, nurses and teachers allowances, so would you expect him to put 10,000 assembly members on the payroll.

Source: GhanaWeb August 05, 2020 06:45 UTC