North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has levelled accusations against the board and management of the Ghana National Petroleum Company Limited (GNPC), alleging a significant increase in their allowances, up to 150%.
He claimed that plans are underway to raise the salary of the GNPC boss.
In a statement posted on X, previously Twitter, the MP asserted that the daily hotel rate had surged from 400 to 1000 Dollars, Euros, or Pounds, depending on the 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
He further alleged that the per diem for the Board Chairman had escalated from 500 to 850, while for the CEO and other board members, it had risen from 500 to 700, all 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," Ablakwa stated.
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