OPINION++
The only thing that will solve the problem for every Ghanaian worker is for all workers, TUC, organised labour and other Labour unions should go on strike to demand immediate ammendment of the 1992 constitution to expunge article 71 which favour only the political class, abolish ex gratia, prevent the president from appointing IGP, AG, AUDITOR GENERAL, EOCO BOSS, EC boss, CJ, etc, prevent the President from appointing MPs as Ministers. Put all public sector workers including the politicians on the same pay structure such that if increments in salaries is 10%, all and everyone is given the 10% not when the politicians are given 70% whilst other workers are given 4%.
The only way this our constitution will be amended by the same politicians that it benefits is when, all Labour unions, (NAT, NAGRAT, TEWU, CLOSSAG, CCTU, UTAG, Nurses, Doctors, Pharmacists,etc) COLABORATE with CSOs ( Civil Society organisations) to embark on a serious STRIKE and Demonstrations .
If nothing like above happens, No politician in GOVERNMENT or POWER will willingly amend the Constitution to benefits all citizens to enable development and eradicate the unfairness among the salaries of Public sector workers including politicians.
You may ask how would such new salary structure be made to reduce drastically the unfairness?? This is my opinion,
It should be based on academic qualifications such that all SSSCE certificates holders, diploma holders, degree holders, master's holders, PhD holders, Profs etc where ever they found themselves in public sector whether in Parliament as an Mp,minister, President, in classroom, in police service, in army, nurses etc WILL be paid the same BASIC salary as far as, they're having the same academic qualifications.
Example, a master's holder who's a headmaster in primary school will take the SAME BASIC salary as a master's holder who's a Member of Parliament or who's a minister, same as a master's holder teaching in any public universities, the only difference should be the allowances that each individual will be given in respect of their work.
For a Example, a nurse who's a degree holder will take the SAME Basic pay as an MP who's also a degree holder, but the nurse will be entitled to "Night allowance " which the Mp won't be entitled to and vice versa, the Mp may also be entitled to an allowance that the nurse won't take.
In my opinion, the above is the only way to Prevent these "grabby" politicians from taken the ordinary Ghanaian Public sector workers for granted and also make the system fair for us all.
