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.
We 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
Top 10 Highest Paid Government Officials in Ghana & Their Salaries 2021
Government officials in Ghana are individuals the president has appointed directly or indirectly to head agencies, institutions, ministries or organizations.
Their jobs are very demanding, important and innure to the growth of the country thus their salaries are certainly gargantuan or just equivalent to the work they do.
As to whether they deserve to be paid these salaries or not will certainly be a discussion for another day.
Presently, President Akufo-Addo takes an approximated salary of GHS30,000 per month. This is the salary the president receives after all taxes have been deducted. However, the allowances he takes are more than his monthly salary.
Meanwhile, there are individuals whose jobs appear to be more important than the president and therefore take huge salaries than the president.
Top 10 Highest Paid Government Officials And Their Salaries 2021
1, DR. Ernest Addison – Governor, Bank Of Ghana
Dr Ernest Addison is the man who supervises the entire banking sector of Ghana and as such is the highest-paid government official in Ghana in 2021.
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana takes an estimated monthly salary of GHS125,346. This does not include his numerous allowances and per Diem
2, Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah – Commissioner-General, GRA
Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah holds one of the most important offices in Ghana. He is responsible for the collecting of taxes across all sectors and he has proven to be great at his work. Per reports, he has improved the revenue collection of GRA substantially since he was appointed.
Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah is the second-highest paid government official in Ghana in 2021 with an estimated monthly salary of GHS105,996. This does not include his numerous allowances and per Diems.
3, Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang – Director General, SSNIT
Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang is Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). He is responsible for the payment of monthly insurance contributions by or on behalf of all workers ahead of their retirement.
Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang is the third-highest paid government official in 2021 with an estimated monthly salary of GHS101,382. This does not include his numerous allowances and per Diems.
4, Joseph Boahen Aidoo – CEO, COCOBOD
Joseph Boahen Aidoo is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board. His responsibilities amongst others are to ensure Ghana’s cocoa is marketed across the globe and the nation makes revenue from the sale.
Joseph Boahen Aidoo is the fourth highest-paid government official in Ghana in 2021 with an estimated salary of GHS85,775. This does not include his numerous allowances and per Diems.
5, Dr John Kofi Mensah – CEO, ADB Bank
Dr John Kofi Mensah is the Chief Executive Officer of the Agriculture Development Bank (ADB Bank). He is to ensure the growth and smooth running of the state-owned bank and to make profit.
Dr John Kofi Mensah is the fifth highest-paid government official in Ghana in 2021 with an estimated monthly salary of GHS75,310. This does not include his numerous allowances and per Diems.
6, Samuel Sarpong – Managing Director, NIB Bank
Samuel Sarpong is the Managing Director of the National Investment Bank. He is to ensure the growth and smooth running of the state-owned bank and to make profit.
Samuel Sarpong is the sixth-highest paid governemnt official in Ghana in 2021 with an estimated monthly salary of GHS70,465. This does not include his numerous allowances and per Diems.
7, George Mensah Okley – MD, BOST
George Mensah Okley is an energy expert and currently the Managing-Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) company. His responsibilities amonsgts others is to ensure the oil storage stocks of Ghana.
George Mensah Okley is the seventh-highst paid governemnt official in Ghsna in 2021 with an estimated mothly salary of GHS75,203. This does not include his numerous allowances and per Diems.
8, Anselm Ransford Adzetey Sowah – MD, GCB Bank
Anselm Ransford Adzetey Sowah is a seasoned banker and currently the Managing Director of the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB Bank). He is to ensure the growth and smooth running of the state-owned bank and to make profit.
Anselm Ransford Adzetey Sowah is the sixth highest paid governemnt official in Ghana in 2021 with an estimated salary of GHS65,089. This does not include his numerous allowances and per Diems.
9, Francis Boateng – MD, TOR
Francis Boateng is currently the Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery. His responsilibity is to ensure the running of the company and to see to the correct refinery of Ghana’s oil to meet international standards.
Francis Boateng is the ninth-highest paid governemnt oficial in Ghana in 2021 with an estimated monthly salary of GHS60,205. This does not include his numerous allowances and per Diems.
10, COP (RTD) Frank Adusei-Poku – Executive Director, EOCO
COP (RTD) Frank Adusei-Poku is the Executive Director of the Economic And Orgnized Crim Office (EOCO). The necessity for the establishment of the Economic and Organised Crime Office is based on the fact that with the increasing sophistication of society, complex frauds and economic crimes cannot be adequately detected, investigated and prosecuted by the traditional mechanism of the existing law.
COP (RTD) Frank Adusei-Poku is the tenth-highest paid governemnt official in Ghana in 2021 with an estimated monthly salary of GHS70,909. This does not include his numerous allowances and per Diems.
