Ghana’s President John Mahama has banned public officials from first class air travel in a renewed effort to cut wasteful spending.

The ban has come into effect as the country implements an IMF aid deal to revive state finances, the government said on Tuesday.

Ghana is preparing to hold presidential and parliamentary elections next year and, with the opposition accusing government ministers of inflating contract sums, inappropriate spending will be a top campaign issue.


The presidency issued the directive this week asking all ministers and other top officials to avoid “unwarranted” foreign trips on the public purse, Communications Minister Edward Omane Boamah told media.

Ghana, a major producer of cocoa, gold and oil, began a three-year program with the International Monetary Fund in April to fix its economy.

The country’s economy has been dogged by high deficits, a widening public debt and unstable local currency.

Finance Minister Seth Terkper told media on Tuesday the cabinet is also discussing a financial accountability bill .

The schedule would impose penalties such as dismissal or jail time for public officials who are found to violate it.

“It is expected to be clear enough to enable the general public to see malfeasance if there is any and hold the agency involved accountable,” he added.

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Good development.

This can not be done here because our President can not stay one week without traveling. He travels for everything, naming ceremony, birthday celebration, launching etc.

Including their president?

[url]wetin poor man no go see for this world.
The average african man lacks social amenities,and now is been gradually banned the luxuries of life in which with his own money.
When you dont spend the say your stingy,now if you spend the say it silently kills the enconomy,awoah! Chia! Africamyafrica[/url]

Nice one
it should be done in Nigeria too
Things they will never do with their hard earned money,they do with government money

icewinz:
[url]wetin poor man no go see for this world.
The average african man lacks social amenities,and now is been gradually banned the luxuries of life in which with his own money.
When you dont spend the say your stingy,now if you spend the say it silently kills the enconomy,awoah! Chia! Africamyafrica[/url]

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Did you actually read the write up before commenting??

Fools that calls themselves leaders, only during election do they remember and finks about the helpless poor masses, all this years why didn't he ban such?? Election is now on the way and he remembers is time to put up good policy, in order to win back the clueless masses..


#Africanstandup

This is what I call round peg in a round hole.

Can Nigeria do this?

So?

President John should be kind enough to drop presidential Jets too......

Same should be applied to all African countries' officials. Save the money and develop your countries!!!




Africans Unite!!!

Europeans and Americans getting stronger and better every day

This is a sign of a country DAT wants development ........... unlike a country where d govt witch hunts, travels for ceremonies, and also snaps pictures like a 16year old gal!!!!!

If this sort of thing happens in Nigeria, wailers will term it 'witch hunting.'

. Buhari body language working in diaspora

Is Vivian part of blackberrybabes?


Anyway thinking out loud.


Election around the corner pple start to take shape.



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Even Ghana is experiencing d CHANGE fever

good one

Can never ever happen in nigeria

nice one

Hnmm

Because of the elections next year?

Weldone Mr. President

Pls buhari should ban our senators, reps, governors, ministers, etc from first class things Meanwhile for physics tutorials @ university level, check my signature and subscribe for free

What I like about Ghana is they always take good policy direction ahead of other African countries without talking and making noise about it. I guess this's one of Nkrumah's legacy.

good one.if they want to travel first class,they should use their money.

GEJ sef