Former Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku Mantey, has dismissed public assumptions that government officials live lavishly off taxpayers' money.
Speaking in an interview on Joy FM and monitored by GhanaWeb on Sunday, May 11, 2025, he said the public perception of political officeholders is often misguided. "Sometimes the perception the public has about government appointees isn't entirely accurate.
For instance, when President reduced our salaries, people didn't believe it.
But it's true.
