The Government of Ghana has commenced the payment of monthly consolidated allowances to Assembly Members across the country, fulfilling a key promise under its Resetting Ghana Agenda, which aims to strengthen local governance and decentralisation.
At a press briefing held in Accra on July 14, 2025, the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, announced that a total of GH₵23.6 million has been disbursed to Assembly Members as payment for the months of April and May 2025.
Each of the country's 9,085 Assembly Members has received GH₵1,300.00 per month, reflecting efforts to enhance their capacity to monitor government projects and improve service delivery within their electoral areas.
The payment follows a request made by the Ministry to the Ministry of Finance on June 12, 2025, to release the full GH₵100 million allocated for Assembly Members' allowances in the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy (Pg. 73, Section 395).
