Akufo-Addo reimburses salary increase of GH ¢ 238,000

Jubilee House communications director Eugene Arhin revealed that President Akufo-Addo had reimbursed GH ¢ 238,000 to the Comptroller and Accountant General’s department.

The money represents the salary increase that was paid to him following the recommendations of the Presidential Emoluments Committee chaired by Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu.

Speaking to the media, Mr. Arhin said: “The president made it clear that May 1, even before the recommendations of the [emolument] committee, that he, the vice-president, ministers and deputy ministers of state were not going to receive a salary increase. He repaid his, to the tune of GH ¢ 238,000.

Mr Arhin added that other office holders, including some Jubilee House staff, have also been invited by the chief of staff to do the same.

“As for the others, the deputy ministers, the ministers and also the vice-president, all of these reimbursements will be made. The president made his own on the second of this month, Thursday last week, and other appointees will follow as well, ”he said.

This comes months after the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, declined the offer to receive compensation, following recommendations from the Presidential Committee on Emoluments headed by Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu for office holders. section 71.

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 “.

In June 2020, the emoluments committee of Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu recommended to Parliament to increase the president’s salary from GH 29,899 to GH 47,277, as well as to increase the salaries of deputies and ministers, between other office holders falling under article 71..

Article 71 The holders of office include the President, the Vice-President, the President of the Parliament, the President of the Supreme Court and the judges of the Supreme Court.

The others are; Members of Parliament (MP), ministers of state, persons appointed by political parties and civil servants whose salaries are charged to the Consolidated Fund but enjoy special constitutional privileges.