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The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo declined the offer to pay her allowances.
According to a July 12 statement, she also “decided to reimburse all sums paid to her as compensation from the date the president took office, that is to say from January 2017. to date, for an amount of GH ¢ 899,097.84 “.
This follows the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Emoluments headed by Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu for Article 71 office holders.
The committee recommended that the First Lady receive a salary equivalent to a Cabinet minister who is a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) while her husband is in office and payment of a salary equivalent to 80% of a cabinet minister’s salary. State that is a Member of Parliament (MP) if the spouse has served one full term as President or 100% of the salary of a Minister of State who is a Member of Parliament (MP) if the spouse has served two full terms or more as president.
The committee further suggested that the second lady receive a salary equivalent to that of a Cabinet minister who is not a Member of Parliament while her husband is in office and payment of a salary equivalent to 80% of the salary of a Minister of State who is not a Member of Parliament (MP) if the spouse has served a full term as President or 100% of the salary of a Minister of State who is a Member of Parliament (MP) if the spouse has served two or more full terms as vice-president.
However, the last few days have been marked by concerns from the general public over implementation, with many questioning the capacity in which such an allowance would be made to said spouses.
The First Lady described some of the reactions as unpleasant and seeking to portray her as “a venal, selfish and self-centered woman” who is insensitive to the plight of Ghanaians.
According to a statement signed by the Director of Communication at the Office of the First Lady, Ms. Akufo-Addo said that her decision to refuse the offer is personal “without prejudice to the rights of others and does not affect the decorum of the process undertaken by Parliament.
While explaining her willingness to bring attention back to the president’s current tour in certain regions, the First Lady added that she would continue to support her husband in the execution of his mandate as president to ensure the development of the country.
“The First Lady will continue to support the President, as she always has done, in carrying out the mandate entrusted to her by the good people of Ghana,” the statement read.
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