Mahama’s promise to pay Assembly Members without substance, says GAAAM

The Greater Accra Association of Assembly Members (GAAAM) says it considers the 2020 manifesto promise of the NDC and its presidential candidate to pay Assembly Members monthly salaries as a promise without any substance.

Speaking at a meeting with President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House, Stephen Kwasi Acquah spokesman of GAAAM says any decision to pay them a monthly salary is welcome news but must be implemented properly.

Kwasi Acquah said the flagbearer of the NDC, “who is today promising to pay Assembly Members salaries, did same in his party’s 2012 manifesto but failed to implement the promise when he won power” and can therefore not be trusted.

“We are only confident in one thing and that is, for you, Mr President to make time to even meet us today, demonstrates that you are the President who will make our lives better from 2021 in your second term,” he added.

Keep NDC out of power

Addressing the group, President Akufo-Addo charged the leadership and members of the Greater Accra Association of Assembly Members (GAAAM), to join forces with his administration ahead of the 7 December presidential and parliamentary elections to ensure that the New Patriotic Party (NPP), keeps the NDC out of power.

“We all have to join forces and fight to ensure that we do not allow the NDC to come back to office. That should never happen in the upcoming elections. It will require that we join forces to prevent them from coming back to office” President Akufo-Addo said.

“The atmosphere in the country is good for us. Ghanaians are largely happy with the work of my administration thus far and what is important now is to go from house to house and to drive home our enviable record from now till the 7 December elections.

“We can’t afford any complacency, because elections are not won until the last vote has been counted and we have to make sure that everybody who has registered, will come out and vote in this year’s election” President Akufo-Addo added.

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