A brief employees member of the Electoral Fee (EC) has expressed deep frustration over the Fee’s failure to pay outstanding allowances, greater than 5 months after the 2024 common elections.
In a video circulating on social media, the visibly distressed employee decried the extreme hardship attributable to the delayed cost, stating that the state of affairs has taken a big toll on his livelihood.
Forward of the 7 December 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, the EC recruited lots of of younger Ghanaians to serve in varied roles, together with presiding officers, verification assistants, and polling brokers, amongst others.
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Within the video, the younger man questioned:
I labored with the EC on seventh December to help the electoral course of. It’s been practically 5 months now, and I’ve nonetheless not been paid. How am I anticipated to outlive? That is too unhappy.
He continued, voicing his grievances:
Have a look at the cash these on the prime are having fun with. I converse with heartfelt, profound disappointment. How did we get right here as a rustic? You’re having fun with the advantages, and we’re struggling. It’s merely not truthful.
Calling for quick intervention, he appealed on to the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa:
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Parliamentarians are being paid, the President is being paid, each different authorities official is receiving their wage. So why not me? Only a small quantity to compensate the work I did to deliver you into energy.
Based on checks by Pulse Information, among the short-term employees have been promised allowances starting from GHS 600 to GHS 1,000.
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The Fee, in a letter dated 7 March 2025, assured affected employees that funds can be made as quickly as funds have been launched by the Ministry of Finance.
Nonetheless, that promise stays unfulfilled, leaving many short-term staff nonetheless pleading for his or her due compensation.
