North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has accused the board and management of the Ghana National Petroleum Company Limited (GNPC) of significantly increasing their allowances by up to 150%.
He alleged that there are ongoing plans to raise the salary of the GNPC CEO.
In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), the MP claimed that the daily hotel rate for officials had surged from 400 to 1000 Dollars, Euros, or Pounds depending on their travel destination.
When a government asks everyone to take financial haircuts due to the effects of their economic mismanagement, we don’t expect its officials to be approving for themselves fat increments in allowances.
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) March 12, 2024
Intercepted memos from GNPC reveal that the Freddie Blay-led board and… pic.twitter.com/Bhxkh1Kdfr
Mr Ablakwa further alleged that the per diem for the Board Chairman had risen from 500 to 850, while for the CEO and other board members, it had increased from 500 to 700, also in Dollars, Euros, or Pounds depending on the travel destination.
“Intercepted memos from GNPC reveal that the Freddie Blay-led board and management have increased their allowances by up to 150% despite Ghana’s economic crisis and contrary to the government’s assurances to parliament of a general pay cut.
“Allowances for a day’s hotel rate have increased from 400 to 1,000 Dollars, Euros or Pounds depending on where they travel to.
“Per diem for the Board Chairman has moved from 500 to 850 and from 500 to 700 for the CEO and other board members — also in Dollars, Euros or Pounds as per the travel destination,” he added.
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