A five-person committee has been established by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to decide on the benefits and compensation of Article 71 officeholders.
The group, which is led by Dr. Janet Fofie, a former head of the Public Services Commission, will also take the constitution into consideration when determining the wages and benefits of those who occupy political office or other positions.
President Akufo-Addo made the following remarks during the committee’s inauguration “I must indicate that in recent times, [there’s been] a lot of public discourse surrounding the remuneration of public officers, except the primary of those of Article 71 office holders, and whether or not, notwithstanding the constitutional imperatives were deserving of what is being paid to us. In view of the challenges currently confronting our national economy. It might well be that your work should also focus on these concerns and make recommendations on how they should be addressed.”
The committee members are:
Dr. Janet Fofie – Chairperson
Prof. Gyan Baffour – Member
Dr. Osei-Akoto – Member
Madam Gloria Ofori Buodu – Member
Mr. Ben Arthur – Member
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
