Updated salaries for key governemnt officials or leaders of government machinery: President, Vice President, First Lady, Second Lady, Speaker, EC Boss, Council of State Members have been announced.
When news came out announcing the payment of formalized salaries and allowances for First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Second Lady Samira Bawumia, many Ghanaians fumed.
Ghbase.com did a breakdown of the backdated salaries and allowances that would be paid to the presidential spouses where each individual is expected to take a gargantuan amount of money.
Should First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Second Lady Samira Bawumia be paid their backdated salary from 2017 to June 2021, this is a projection of what they are supposed to take home:
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo
Basic Salary: GH¢21,000
Allowance Per Month: 87,000
Backdated Salary 2017 to June 2021: GH¢1, 134,000
Backdated Allowance 2017 to June 2021: GH¢6,345,000
Total: GH¢7,479,048
Second Lady Samira Bawumia
Basic Salary: GH¢21,000
Allowance Per Month: 87,000
Backdated Salary 2017 to June 2021: GH¢1, 134,000
Backdated Allowance 2017 to June 2021: GH¢6,345,000
Total: GH¢7,479,048
Remember, Allowances paid are always higher than basic salaries.
Well, according to sources, there has been an update made to the salaries of key government leaders.
Check Out The Breakdown Below
Government Official Salary
President Akufo-Addo ¢47,277
Vice President Bwumia ¢39,397
First First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo ¢33,270
Second Lady Samira Bawumia ¢33,270
Speaker Alban Bagbin ¢34,146
Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah ¢35,021
EC Boss Jean Mensa ¢31,519
Council of State ¢28,455
Source: Ghbase.com