General News of Monday, 19 March 2018Source: citifmonline.comMMDCEs, top assembly staff ‘steal’ GHC60,000 weekly – George LohGeorge Loh, former MP for North DayiA former National Democratic Congress [NDC] Member of Parliament for North Dayi Constituency, George Loh, has alleged that some Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives in collaboration with top staff members of their assemblies, illegally make close to Ghc60,000 every Friday. “Do you know that it is possible that every Friday, some 60,000 is shared among top executives of district assemblies and nobody can do anything about it? He explained that the practice has not been exposed because most Assembly members lack the courage to stand up as most of them are looking for favours from their MMDCEs. The government has been impressed upon to adopt fiscal decentralization policies and reduce the stress on the national budget. “Most District Assemblies are unable to generate enough funds of their own to support their operations, making them depend heavily on the central government for financial support.

Source: GhanaWeb March 19, 2018 06:00 UTC