‘Dying’ Former MMDCEs Write To Jubilee House, Demand Ex-Gratia To Survive
…Demand Ex-Gratia To Survive
Some immediate past Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) who served under President Akufo-Addo’s first term, but are currently jobless, have penned an emotional letter to the presidency, begging government to pay them their end-of-service benefits, otherwise called ex-gratia, to help them survive.
The aggrieved MMDCEs claimed, the delay in paying them these benefits has brought untold hardships on them and their families, making them struggle to survive.
According to the former appointees, even though they are part of Article 71 office holders, their counterparts have been paid their ex-gratia, but except that of their own.
Unfortunately, they said, all efforts to get a hearing from the appointing authorities for their plights have yielded no result, as “there is no communication to that effect to assure us about the payment.”
In a letter, intercepted by The Anchor, addressed to the President of the Republic, through the Chief of Staff, they said, “Your Excellency, as MMDCESs who served you faithfully and worked tirelessly to ensure your re-election to continue to govern the country with your pragmatic vision, programmes, plans and policies to deliver prosperity and progress for Ghana, we have not yet been paid our ex-gratia. Very unfortunately there is no communication to that effect to assure us about the payment.”
The aggrieved ex-MMDCEs, who are worried about the situation, stressed that a number of them contested the 2020 elections as Parliamentary Candidates and lost, but unfortunately they were not re-nominated to serve in the second term.
As a result, they said “Your Excellency, considering our support for the 2020 campaign as well as those of us who contested and raised fund for our campaign, we humbly call for your highest intervention to enable us to receive our end of service benefits, ex-gratia.”
Earlier, some of the MMDCEs told The Anchor the delaying paying them is causing hardships and unnecessary pressure on them.
According to them, their colleagues are dying because they cannot afford basic medical care, let alone to provide for their families, adding “We cannot honour certain social obligations such as donations at funerals and other social functions.”
Below Is Published, The Letter:
The President,
The Republic of Ghana,
Jubilee House,
Accra.
“Thro”
The Chief of Staff,
The Office of the President,
Jubilee House,
Accra.
Cc: 1.His Excellency,
The Vice-President,
The Republic of Ghana,
Jubilee House,
Accra.
- The Executive Secretary,
The Office of the President,
Jubilee House,
Accra.
Dear Your Excellency,
MMDCEs EXPRESSION OF CONCERN ABOUT THE PAYMENT OF EX- GRATIA
Mr. President, with the greatest respect, we the immediate past MMDCEs, who served your government in your first term, wish to express our concern about the payment of our end of service benefits; ex-gratia.
Your Excellency, as MMDCESs who served you faithfully and worked tirelessly to ensure your re-election to continue to govern the country with your pragmatic vision, programmes, plans and policies to deliver prosperity and progress for Ghana, have not yet been paid our ex-gratia. Very unfortunately there is no communication to that effect to assure us about the payment.
Mr. President, we are aware that we are also part of Article 71 Office holders who have long since been paid the end of service benefit, ex-gratia excluding the MMDCEs.
Your Excellency, we are worried about the situation and respectfully wish to draw your highest attention.
Mr. President, it worthy to note that some of us contested the 2020 General Elections as Parliamentary Candidates but unfortunately we lost. We were also not re-nominated to serve the second term with you.
Your Excellency, considering our support for the 2020 campaign as well as those of us who contested and raised fund for our campaign, we humbly call for your highest intervention to enable us receive our end of service benefits, ex-gratia.
Mr. President, some of us still harbour the ambition to contest the 2024 General Elections as Parliamentary Candidates to render our full support to the national campaign efforts.
Your Excellency, we once again, respectfully, crave for your highest consideration of this concern to enable us survive, care for our families and also participate vigorously in the 2024 elections to break the 8-year cycle.
Mr. President, we humbly submit our concerns for your highest attention and consideration.
We humbly anticipate your fatherly support for our plea.
Thanks
Your MMDCEs.
Source:Anchorghana.com
