Gov't transition team denies paying sitting allowance

Abu Mubarik 06:50 - 31 December 2016

The spokeswoman, Hanna Tetteh, in a Facebook post said “No sitting allowances have been paid to any member of the transition team (both for the current and incoming administration)."

The transition team of the outgoing administration of President John Mahama denied Friday that it has paid sitting allowances to members of the transition team.

Her statement was in reaction to claims by the transition team of the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo administration that it has forfeited allowances, food and drinks offered them in the course of the transition.

“The working committees and the nine members from the side of the president-elect have also declined sitting allowances, lunch and other beverages as a sign of commitment to the austere times in which we are, and same has been communicated to the co-chair and the team on the other side,” its spokesperson, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said.

But Hanna Tetteh added that the provision for snacks and lunch for the transition team is from the Office of the President.

According to her, it is available "only for members of the transition team working from the Accra International Conference Centre."

"If the incoming administration has taken the position that they do not want to have such provision made any longer that is entirely their prerogative," she added.