The Ministry of Defence has disclosed that soldiers’ and police officers’ pay have been tripled in order to improve their standard of life.
Dominic Nitiwul, Minister of Defence, remarked during the discussion on the President’s State of the Nation address that the government has made enough investments in the country’s security system over the years.
“Mr. Speaker, for the Armed Forces in particular, the salaries of the armed forces have been more than tripled. It is the same thing with the police service and the same thing with the other security services because a hungry soldier is an angry soldier. That is why it is important that our security services are well taken care of.”
Meanwhile, Ghanaians have been advised not to vote for another hung parliament in the future by the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu.
The Bekwai MP says the present legislature is less efficient than the seventh Parliament because of the scenario.
In the 2024 general elections, he wants Ghanaians to vote overwhelmingly for either the NPP or the NDC, giving one political party an overwhelming majority in the House.
“It is affecting governance generally. I am saying that next time Ghanaians should vote more. If they want the NPP to be the Majority, they should give them more votes. If you want NDC to be the majority give them more votes. This one is affecting governance very badly.
“The seventh Parliament, probably because of the numbers, passed the highest number of laws since 1993, we passed over 100 laws. This Parliament is our third year, but I doubt we have passed even 10 laws. The level of cooperation that I saw is no longer there.”
