It’s only a fool who doesn’t change his mind. The man has enjoyed ex-gatia in the past, a very greedy milking arrangement that allows politicians and appointees to always cheat all other public servants, which has attracted severe criticisms from very well-meaning Ghanaians.
I am sure John Mahama has heard these criticisms and he is now vowing to discontinue such an arrangement. Shouldn’t we be applauding him? Why should we allow a few greedy politicians who want to keep enjoying the the rape of our meager resources to cheating the argument by asking Mahama to refund his already used ex-gratia.
Do sensible legislators and policy makers maker laws and rules with retrospective effects? We tend to allow a few not too smart people to lead very important debates in our country too much and this hasn’t helped our development.
I support every move to ensure that we do not pay pensions to appointees and some public offuce holders every four years.
As a teacher, I am entitled to pension only after I retire at age 60. Anyone who insists to be paid ex- gratia every four years, which is a form of pension, at this time when we have allowed our resources to be plundered, must not have a place in public service. I think John Mahama should rather be commended for resurrecting this thorny issue of national rape of the public purse by some politicians. He should be commended again for pledging to halt this greedy practice.
Those asking that he refunds what he’s already taken and consumed must lift the. At of their reasoning. If a witch repents and boldly confesses never to go back to his or her old ways, you don’t go demanding that he resurrects the human beings he’s already killed. Else we may be telling the person we are not interested in genuine repentance and change of mind from a negative practice.
It take a bold person to concede what he’s done as wrong and to promise amends. When this is done, we applaud the person rather than asking him or her to go back to re-right or repay what has already been destroyed or consumed.