This is only another way of finding jobs for footsoldiers of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) so some people are crying in Ghana. They say greatest worry and concern is if only the whole exercise won't end up gathering dust at the book shelves of Castle library. They wonder and are asking if any good thing will come out of the whole exercise as a bitter pill is forced down the throat of Ghanaian taxpayer to swallow the pain of feeding p/NDC foot-soldiers and apparatchiks. It appears there is nothing Ghanaians for the time being can do except to await and bid their thumb power come December 8, 2012. This is nothing more than chop chop business and it is very very unfortunate situation but be as it may, this just one of the happenings and going-ons in our beloved land of our birth.
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| President Mills receiving Constitutional Review report |
I plead your indulgence for being boring if you think so or appear to be lost regarding what I am talking about. I am lamenting about the report carried by Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) that the nine-member Constitutional Review Commission set up by President overspent its budget by a whooping 133.3% ($3.6m) over their allocated budget. The Constitution Review Commission says it spent $6.3m including logistics support from the government before coming out with its report. Addressing journalists at the Castle after presenting the report to President Mills, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Raymond Atuguba said it received a budget of $ 2.7m from government. This he explained had to be increased to enable it to expand the consultative processes by including Ghanaians in the Diaspora.
He said the figure still remains the lowest if compared to constitutional amendment processes in other African countries.
The good people of Ghana demand the breakdown of the amount spent especially in view of the fact that the Commission over blew its budget by 133.3% from $2.7m to $6.3. This gives a difference of $3.6m more above its original budgetary allocation. This is absurd and very outrageous. I believe the Constitutional Review Commission itself needs to be reviewed and nothing short of that will be acceptable to the good people of Ghana. You can be sure a greater chunk of this amount went into sitting allowances and per diems (tea and pure water). We wait patiently for the breakdown which should be clearly itemised and not given as lump sums.
He said the figure still remains the lowest if compared to constitutional amendment processes in other African countries.
The good people of Ghana demand the breakdown of the amount spent especially in view of the fact that the Commission over blew its budget by 133.3% from $2.7m to $6.3. This gives a difference of $3.6m more above its original budgetary allocation. This is absurd and very outrageous. I believe the Constitutional Review Commission itself needs to be reviewed and nothing short of that will be acceptable to the good people of Ghana. You can be sure a greater chunk of this amount went into sitting allowances and per diems (tea and pure water). We wait patiently for the breakdown which should be clearly itemised and not given as lump sums.
