Mahama won’t get a house<\/strong><\/p>\nInstead of going home with a fully furnished house in Accra and another location of his choice outside the capital, President Mahama will rather receive “40 percent of [his] salary to be paid monthly.”<\/p>\n
This is a deviation from the Chinery-Hesse Committee Report (2001-2005) which said, former Presidents should receive \u201cone fully furnished residence in the national capital and one out-of-capital residence at a location of the former President\u2019s choice; all of which should not revert to the state in the event of the demise of the former President.” In the area of security, “the state will provide two security persons to be chosen by the former President from state security. Two vehicles for security.”<\/p>\n
For transport, President Mahama will be given two vehicles, a chauffeur, maintained and comprehensively insured by the State and changed every four years for life.<\/p>\n
For overseas official travel, the state will fully pay for all such trips with his spouse and two security persons.<\/p>\n
The state will however, sponsor only two of such travels per year and those not exceeding two weeks in duration. President Mahama and his wife\u00a0will also be entitled to free healthcare.<\/p>\n
Other benefits include, the payment of utilities at his residence. The Chief Justice will also take home GH\u00a217,107 instead of the previous GH\u00a215,552 while the Speaker of Parliament, who receives GH\u00a216,174 will take home GH\u00a217,791.<\/p>\n
Other Article 71 office holders including\u00a0Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of Parliament (MPs), Ministers of State, political appointees and some public servants will benefit from the 10% across board increase which takes retrospective effect from 2013.<\/p>\n
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By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n