Parliament has set up a nine-member Committee chaired by Asutifi South MP, Collins Dauda to come up with suitable pension model for MPs.
The committee was formed on Wednesday, January 29 after a proposal by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga to create a pension scheme fund using proceeds from carbon credits to support former legislators. "We don't want the pensions of MPs to be a burden on the tax payer.
We want to start an MPs pensions fund scheme that will be funded from revenues from carbon Credit," the Majority Leader said on the floor of the House.
The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor urged the committee to provide its report within 45 days. "Collins Dauda of course will be a member.
