A five-person committee has been established by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to decide on the benefits and compensation of Article 71 office holders.
The committee, 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 salaries and benefits of those who hold political office or other positions.
At the inauguration of the committee, President Akufo-Addo said, “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:
The members of the committee are:.
Dr. Janet Fofie is the Chair
Prof. Gyan Baffour is a Member.
Dr. Osei-Akoto is a Member.
Gloria Ofori Buodu, Member.
Ben Arthur is a Member.
“I’ll scrap payment of ex-gratia under Article 71” -John Mahama
If the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wins the 2024 elections, John Dramani Mahama, the party’s flagbearer, has vowed to do away with ex-gratia for ministers and other appointees.
Mr. Mahama made the commitment in May 2023, after being chosen to serve as the NDC’s flagbearer.
