Angry Ghana’s First Lady Rebecca Akuffo Addo has rejected a recommendation by a Presidential Committee on emoluments for Article 71 Officeholders to put her on Ghc33,270.00 monthly salaries.
The First Lady has also served notice to refund Ghc899,097.84 allowances paid her since 2017 by the state.
According to a statement issued on Monday, July 12, 2021, by the office of the First Lady, “the public discussion has been laced with some extremely negative opinions, in some cases, which she finds distasteful, seeking to portray her as a venal, self-serving and self-centered woman, who does not care about the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian.”
“Given this, the First Lady, in consultation with the President of the Republic, has decided to refund all monies paid to her as allowances from the date of the President’s assumption of office, i.e., from January 2017 to date, amounting to GH¢899,097.84.
The First Lady has also decided not to accept any monies that have been allocated to be paid to her under the recommendations of the Ntiamoa-Baidu Committee, as approved by Parliament.”
Ghanaians have reacted with fury decision by the government to put the Rebecca Akufo-Addo, 70, the first lady, and Samira Bawumia, 40, the wife of the vice-president on monthly salaries of Ghc33,270.00 each.
The Salaries are equivalent to that of a cabinet minister for their supportive roles in government.
The payments were to be backdated to 2017 when they resumed office even though they have been paid various allowances by the state during the same period.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
