What is good for the goose, is equally good for the gander and equality before our laws.
My attention has been drawn to a video circulating on Social Media of a meeting between the former President of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama and leadership of various Religious Organisations in our country at the former’s Office.
In the said video, you could tell the reasons and purpose of that meeting with the former president. The whole meeting was about the controversial E-Levy which has been roundly rejected by the Ghanaians and clearly resisted by the NDC Minority on the floor of Parliament in the interest of the already burdened Ghanaian since it announcement as part of the 2020 budget.
The interest of our revered Clergy in this unconstitutional E-Levy that do not meet the basic tenants of taxation, is very worrying and I will urge them not to allow themselves for the government of the day to use them for their dirty propaganda on this E-LEVY which has purportedly been said to be the panacea to every problem in our country including payment of the cost of Free Senior High School(FSHS) which has failed. FSHS as we all know, is being funded with our oil money called, the heritage fund.
Over a year since the Electoral Commission of Ghana disenfranchised citizens of our dear Country of their fair representation on the floor of Parliament – I mean the people of Santrokofi,Akpafu,Lolobi and Likpe-SALL. what has these our religious leaders done or said about it so far and have they acted upon it as seen in this case? This act by the Electoral Commission led by Jean Mensah that breaches the supreme law of Ghana till date which there is no indication or commitment by the commission to correct the wrong anytime soon has been left unattended to by our Christian leaders. Rather, they are joining the government to convince the people who are fighting for and on behalf of the citizens who due to the insensitivity of the government led by H.E Nana Addo are getting poorer and poorer day in day out, to accept this thievery called E-Levy
On the issue of SALL,that is where our clergy must be interested in and turn their energies to to help correct the unconstitutionality perpetuated by Jean Mensah and her team. The commission has gone contrary to the 1992 Constitution and must rather be engaged by our revered Clergy and not this E-LEVY the NDC and their Minority are fighting in the supreme interest of the people of Ghana. Also, the leadership that meet John Dramani Mahama must by now know that, Governance is for the people and by the people. In view of that,every action and inactions of government must always be in the supreme interest of the people but not the interest of the few who are running the helm of affairs of the state.
“Every Veil Desires to be Lifted,Except the Veil of Hypocrisy”-Richard Garnett
Don’t be allowed into the already created mud.
Godwin Mahama
PR Professional and a Communication Team Member-NDC
