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+ The National Redemption Volunteers, an activist group, has called on President Akufo-Addo to initiate the process for amendment of Article 71 of the constitution to prevent the payment of ex gratia to old parliamentarians who continued to serve in reconstituted Parliament. According to the group, the amendment would help protect the public purse by ensuring that cabinet members who consecutively serve in government’s two term of office are also given their ex gratia at the end of their service as opposed to receiving payment at the end of every electoral term. “It is unconscionable to pay a non-taxable GH₵400,000 in ex gratia to people who only serve for four years in office and give the teacher peanut. It is cheating to earn GH₵400,000 on autopilot only to win elections and come back for more,” said Richmond Owusu-Frimpong, the General Secretary of the group at a press briefing yesterday. ....