• Home
  • General
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Health
  • World
  • Feature
The Herald Ghana
Advertisement
  • Home
  • General
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Health
  • World
  • Feature
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • General
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Health
  • World
  • Feature
No Result
View All Result
The Herald Ghana
No Result
View All Result
Home Major 2

We don’t receive ex-gratia; only back pay – Judges

June 21, 2022
Reading Time: 2 mins read
We don’t receive ex-gratia; only back pay – Judges

The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG) has denied and described as “false” and “malicious” claims that Superior Court justices are paid ex-gratia.

Recently, Article 71 office holders have come under public scrutiny following the refund of ex-gratia payments by Togbe Afede, who had served as a Council of State Member.

Members of the bench particularly justices of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court have all been rumored to be beneficiaries every four years.

But, the AMJG through its president Justice Henry Anthony Kwofie, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, said, Judges are not “paid ex-gratia every four years.”

RelatedPosts

Togbe Afede takes on ‘unethical and ignorant’ Paul Adom-Otchere

Togbe Afede takes on ‘unethical and ignorant’ Paul Adom-Otchere

June 8, 2022

Togbe Afede’s Ex-Gratia Populism is Needless: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes

June 7, 2022

“The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG) has followed the discussions on the payment of Ex-Gratia to some Article 71 office holders and has noted with dismay the false and malicious allegation that judges of the Superior Courts (Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court Judges) are paid ex-gratia at the end of every four (4) years.

“The AMJG would like to state without any equivocation, whatsoever that, that allegation is false and baseless,” he noted.

The Association would like to set the records straight as follows:

a. That, the salaries of Superior Court Judges ie. (Supreme Court Judges, Court of Appeal Judges and High Court Judges) are determined once every four (4) years by His Excellency the President on the recommendation of a Committee appointed by the President under Article 71(1) of the Constitution 1992.

b. That, if increases are effected in the salary as a result of the recommendations of the Committee , the judges are then paid arrears of salary commonly called Back pay arising from the back-dating of the salary increase.

c. This arrears of salary or back pay are accordingly paid in a lump sum or installment. This has been the situation since 1996.

d) It is this arrears of salary or back pay which is mischievously being described as ex-gratia in the press particularly on radio, television and on social media platforms by some seasoned journalist and so-called social commentators who never attempted to look for the truth.

The Association has therefore stated state “categorically that no Superior Court Judge is or has ever been paid ex-gratia every four years as being wrongly stated in the media.”

Previous Post

I no longer talk to Akufo-Addo – Boakye Agyarko

Next Post

Covid-19 : MPs, Judiciary constitute 0.2% of total population vaccinated – GHS

RelatedPosts

Togbe Afede takes on ‘unethical and ignorant’ Paul Adom-Otchere

Togbe Afede takes on ‘unethical and ignorant’ Paul Adom-Otchere

4 weeks ago
Akufo-Addo’s Govt making good use of the taxpayers’ money: payment of E-levy shall never be in vain: Razak Kojo Opoku writes

Togbe Afede’s Ex-Gratia Populism is Needless: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes

4 weeks ago
Next Post
Misinformation, Vaccination And Naturopathy: Why Your Long-Held View Could Be Wrong.

Covid-19 : MPs, Judiciary constitute 0.2% of total population vaccinated – GHS

Admit the economy is not in good shape – Boakye Agyarko tells Akufo-Addo

Admit the economy is not in good shape – Boakye Agyarko tells Akufo-Addo

C/R: Man stoned to death at Gomoa Aprah

C/R: Man stoned to death at Gomoa Aprah

Leave Comment

Recent Posts

  • “Prime Minister” Otchere-Darko explains reason behind Ghana’s presence at IMF’s doors
  • People Leading Ghana to IMF Can Still Break the 8: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
  • Don’t Judge Dr. Bawumia Out of Ignorance and Mischief; He is Still the Solid Brand to Break the 8 for NPP: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
  • Open disagreement: Akufo-Addo runs to IMF with biblical Ken Ofori-Atta not Bawumia
  • Nollywood actress Funke Akindele’s second marriage crashes

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Recent News

“Prime Minister” Otchere-Darko explains reason behind Ghana’s presence at IMF’s doors

“Prime Minister” Otchere-Darko explains reason behind Ghana’s presence at IMF’s doors

July 2, 2022
Akufo-Addo’s Govt making good use of the taxpayers’ money: payment of E-levy shall never be in vain: Razak Kojo Opoku writes

People Leading Ghana to IMF Can Still Break the 8: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes

July 2, 2022
  • Email: theheraldghana@gmail.com
  • Call / WhatsApp: 0554440944

Copyright © 2021 The Herald. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • General
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Health
  • World
  • Feature

Copyright © 2021 The Herald. All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist