First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has officially made a refund payment to the government for allowances given to her from January, 7 to date
The payment was made in form of a cheque from a CBG account number 000002.
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The payment follows an earlier announcement to pay the monies back to the state.
She also said she does not want any form of financial assistance from the state.
A statement by her office to the Presidency through the Chief of Staff Frema Opare noted that a full refund of GHC899, 097.04 had been made.
This is barely twenty-four hours after Mrs. Akufo-Addo First Lady revealed she would be refunding the money.
The notification letter to the Presidency signed by Shirley Laryea, read “I am directed to forward, herewith, a Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited cheque number 000002 for an amount of GHf899,097.84 (Eight Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand Ninety-Seven Ghana cedis Eighty-Four pesewas) being the full refund for monies received from 7. January 2017 to date as allowances given to Her Excellency the First Lady of the Republic.“
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“As disclosed by the statement issued on 12th of July 2021 Her Excellency the First Lady of the Republic, is refunding the amount stated above and also takes this opportunity to decline any allowances to be paid to her in the future.”
The statement added, “Her Excellency the First Lady remains committed to her role as First Lady and is devoted to her charity work championing the wellbeing of women and children in Ghana.”