ADVERTISEMENT
'Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye not in state bungalow'
According to a statement issued by the Acting Director of Public Affairs, the residence is due to be handed over for full occupancy in May next month.
Recommended articles
The Speaker is also not part of the list of Members of Parliament who are entitled to, and have taken, rent advances.
She explained that at the beginning of every term, members are paid some allowances towards their rent but the Speaker, by virtue of his position, "is not entitled to such an allowance and was, therefore, not paid any such advance."
ADVERTISEMENT
"By statute, the Speaker is not to be paid any rent advance. The Prof Dora Francisca Edu Buandon Presidential Committee on emoluments for article 71 Office Holders contains the same provision," she disclosed in a statement.
The statement added that the Speaker has been allocated an official residence which he uses for official purposes but he is yet to move into the residence since renovation works on the building are not yet complete for full occupancy.
According to the statement, the residence is due to be handed over for full occupancy in May next month.
Media reports indicates that the Speaker included in the list of appointees who had allegedly taken rent advances and still occupying state bungalows.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
Nana Addo assures he will prioritize the welfare of cocoa farmers
Truck driver arrested for allegedly causing train accident on Tema-Mpakadan railway line
Kia driver who caused accident involving Ghana’s new train reports himself to Police
No passenger injured in accident involving Ghana’s newly imported train – Railways Minister
NAGRAT gives govt one-week deadline to address unpaid pensions affecting 700,000 workers
Inside story of how Ghana’s new train got involved in accident on a test run
3 years after he was declared dead, German-American billionaire found in Russia
She sent naked photos to Dubai lover while I battled kidney disease - Erico speaks on divorce
