A former director of communications at the presidency Koku Anyidoho has described persons attacking First and Second Ladies over the recommended salaries by the Prof. Ntiamoah-Naidu Committee as ignorant young persons.
Koku Anyidoho speaking to Nat Sankofa Tete Arthur on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm said it is unfortunate that some politicians are creating an impression that President Akufo-Addo is the one who approved the salaries.
Mr. Anyidoho told the host that it makes no sense that some group politicians are trying to pretend they don’t know anything about the report.
He stated that parliamentarians should be held responsible for passing and approving the recommendations.
”So ignorant young boys and girls are insulting Rebecca and Samira when they don’t know what they are talking about because they are deliberately being misled by their political leaders. They are being misled,” he added.
To him, there must be more political education, and that is what the Atta-Mills Institute, of which I am the CEO, was established.
He argued giving allowances to First and Second Ladies is not a new phenomenon and has existed for years, but the difference now was the approved salaries for the two ladies.
He insisted that the approval came from parliament, and the president cannot be blamed.
”The recommendation by Prof. Yaa Ntiamoah-Baidu is not new, what is new is the salaries. This was passed by the parliament of Ghana. Some persons are now creating the impression that they knew nothing about it. So if parliament (7th Parliament) passed the recommendation, why should some group of politicians pretend they know anything about it,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
