Double Salaries: Supreme Court Orders Substituted Service On 9 MPs

The Supreme Court has ordered a substituted service on nine Members of Parliament who have been dragged to court over double salary payments.

The apex granted the exparte motion after lawyers Kwame Baffoe, the Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) had told the court that, the defendants are evading service.

Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC had filed a suit at the apex court challenging the double payment of salaries to 10 MPs.

Granting the motion, the single Supreme Court judge, directed that the procesess be posted on the notice boards of Parliament House and the Supreme Court which is to last for 14 days.

The court also directed the processes to be published once in the Daily Graphic and Daily Guide newspapers.

The MPs whom this substituted service affect are Haruna Iddrisu, Alhassan Azong, Fifii Fiave Kwetey, Eric Opoku, Abdul Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, Mark Owen Woyongo and Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe Ghansah.