Prof Agyeman Badu Akosa a former presidential aspirant of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has fired shots a members of parliament for accepting 75% of the money given to them to monitor GETFund projects.
According to the Professor, there is nowhere in this world that one will be given 75 per cent of what you are given to monitor a project.
Speaking at an event Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa stated, “Nobody is prepared to help anybody, everybody is prepared to help themselves, I know the honourable is here but let me say something, last Friday, parliament gave every parliamentarian GHS200,000 for the GETFund project and gave them an additional GHS150,000 to monitor projects.
There is nowhere in this world that you are given 75 per cent of what you are given to monitor projects, parliamentarians all kept quiet they got the money, they got their ex-gratia, they got their car loan that’s it. These are the people’s representatives and meanwhile, the people are choking to death.
So please our representatives look back think about us, and let all together move this country forward”, he added.
Parliament of Ghana on Saturday, March 29, approved the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) distribution formula of GHC250,000 each for Members of Parliament.
The allocation is meant to fund the MPs’ educational-related projects in their constituencies and an additional GHC150,000 was also allocated to each Member of Parliament to monitor these projects.
Parliament’s decision has sparked criticism from some Ghanaians doubting the necessity and appropriateness of the funds.
Meanwhile, Charles Owusu Kumi, the Binduri MP noted that members of parliament normally face monetary burdens from their constituents who mostly request school fees, medical expenses, and others.
Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV, “They are right to some extent. But they can only be right if they don’t understand the nature of the job of a Member of Parliament in a constituency.
Because this so-called GHC150,000 that is meant for us to do monitoring or whatever is woefully inadequate”, he added.
He further justified the need for the GETFUND allocation saying, “Apart from we the poor MPs or we those who are starting, I know some senior MPs who even spend far more than GHC150,000 in a week, in a month as far as the needs of their constituency are concerned. They pay school fees, they assist people in all sectors of life in their constituencies”.
Additionally, social activist Oliver Barker Vormawor has reacted to the news of parliament approving 267 million cedis to monitor Getfund and an additional 96.7 million cedis.
According to him, he does not understand that parliament just taxes, shares and loot.
In a post on X, he wrote, “ I dont understand! You mean they get 267 million cedis to monitor Getfund? In addition to the 96.7 million too?
Oh okay! This makes perfect sense. We should have just allowed Parliament to build that Chamber. Tax, Share and Loot! Shalom!”.
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Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa fires MP’s for accepting 75% of the money given them to monitor GETFUND projects. Chaskele paa these politicians are playing us 🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/nrRhRpCccl
— CHARLOTTE NICOLE 🕊 (@charllycolegh) April 12, 2025
