Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the former Deputy Minister of Education has taken on former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper for applauding President John Dramani Mahama over the 10 percent pay rise to organised labour.
According to him, Workers deserve better than the paltry 10% John Mahama gave them.
Mr. Terkper had among other things argued that when inflation rises to a high 50% plus, a 20% plus wage rise is inevitable.
He continued: “When you “half” inflation to about 20% plus & claim to have stabilized the economy for JM, it is not consistent to rubbish a 10% raise with a promise.”
But Revd. Ntim Fordjour, taking to social media replied Mr. Terkper indicating that “By your misconceived analysis of pay rise equating to half of inflation, in 2023, workers would have been given a paltry 15% by JM (around half of 38.11% inflation recorded) instead of the whopping 30% pay hikes workers enjoyed under Akufo-Addo.’
He added “in any case, for the record, 2023 inflation stood at 38.11% not the “50% plus” you misled your audience with.”
Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency stressed “May I further remind you that in 2024 when inflation stood at 23.8%, workers enjoyed whopping 23% (Jan-Jun) and 25% (Jul-Dec) pay raise under @NAkufoAddo. Yet, by your logic, @JDMahama would have thought workers deserved only 12% (half of what NPP offered). Workers deserve better than the paltry 10% JM gave them.