General News of Tuesday, 8 May 2018Source: citinewsroom.comPolice probe into double salary saga needless – Kwamena AhwoiProfessor Kwamena AhwoiA member of the Presidential Committee on Emoluments under the Fourth Republic, Professor Kwamena Ahwoi, has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to cause the police to cease ongoing investigations into the alleged double salary saga. “When they have made that determination, then if there is an over-payment the person must be asked to refund. Maybe the person might have spent the money so you agree on terms that he should refund it over a period. ‘Double salaries’ probe, not a witch hunt – Majority LeaderFollowing complaints by the Minority MPs that the current double salary probe is a form of witch hunt, the Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, rejected such claims saying government has no plan to taint its political opponents, but that the gravity of the payment irregularities require a proper probe to forestall future occurrences. As far as I am concerned, and I keep insisting, it is something that should concern the entire nation,” he said.

Source: GhanaWeb May 08, 2018 15:45 UTC