Protecting public purse: I’ll review Article 71, scrap ex-gratia Ex-President Mahama vows as he launches campaign to lead NDC

The former President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has said that his return to power as President will see a review of Article 71 of the 1992 Constitution.

He said as soon as he stepped into office in 2025, he would set up a committee to review Article 71 with the aim of scrapping it, add­ing that ex-gratia to public sector and civil servants would suffer the same fate.

He said in order to save the public purse and also get his government running on the path to recovery, he would depend on lean Ministers and dep­uty Ministers of about 60 to run his government.

Mr Mahama said these yesterday at the launch of his campaign to become the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to lead them in the 2024 general elections.

The event, held at the Univer­sity of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) Cedi Hall in Ho, was filled to capacity with many of the sup­porters having to watch proceed­ings from a huge screen outside.

With the arrival of the campaign team all clad in white apparel, the place was electrified as the team strode into the Hall. Read more

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