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The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has muted her intention to refund to the state all allowances paid her since the her husband, Nana Akufo-Addo assumed office in 2017.
The decision of the first lady follows recent public outrage on a committee report to institutionalize the payment of emoluments to presidential spouses.
MPs had approved salaries for the wives of the president and vice-president for the supportive role they play.
They were set to receive about $3,500 (£2,500) a month, the same amount as cabinet ministers following a 2019 recommendation by a parliamentary committee.
But the first lady insists she is no longer interested in the payment of this amount to her adding that she will withdraw salaries from the state.
She said in a statement that she had “decided to refund all monies paid to her as allowances” amounting to 899,097.84 Ghanaian cedis ($151,618; £109,111).
Mrs Akufo-Addo said she did not request to be paid and had “only received that which existed and attached to her status, albeit informally”.
She said had decided to refund the money in view of the “extremely negative opinion, in some cases, which she finds distasteful, seeking to portray her as a venal, self-serving and self-centered woman who does not care about the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian”.
Below is her full statement:
