Africa-Press – Ghana. The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Finance, has released GH₵25 million to the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA), as the first tranche of a GH₵100 million allocation meant to pay monthly consolidated allowances to Assembly Members across the country.
The Ministry, as of Monday July 14, 2025, has transferred a total amount of GH₵ 23,621,000 representing allowances for the months of April and May, to all Assembly Members.
Each Assembly Member is being paid GH₵1,300.00 per month to enable them to perform their duties effectively and efficiently, with a total of 9,085
Assembly Members benefitting from these payments.
Speaking at a press conference, Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister for MLGCRA, said pursuant to the “Resetting Ghana Agenda,” the Government allocated GH₵100 million in its 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy (Pg. 73, Section 395) to pay monthly consolidated allowances to all Assembly Members.
He said to fulfill this, the Ministry on June 12, 2025, requested the Ministry of Finance to release the GH₵100 million to enable it to transfer the funds to all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) for the payment of the monthly consolidated allowances, for which reason the first tranche had been delivered.
The Minister said the objective was to enhance their capacities and to equip them with financial resources and logistics to deepen monitoring of all government projects and programmes being implemented within their electoral areas.
He said Ghana’s decentralisation agenda was designed with the objective of transferring power, responsibilities and resources to local authorities, especially the sub-district structures, to enable citizenry at the grassroots participate in decision making and improve service delivery.
However, Mr. Ibrahim said over the years, this noble agenda had faced a myriad of challenges, where in recent past, Ghana had experienced re-centralisation of resources at the centre, and this negatively impacted on the performance of the MMDAs.
“To reverse this trend, President Mahama, committed to transferring 80 per cent of the District Assembly Common Fund to all MMDAs. This policy is being implemented as we speak,” he added.
The Minister said the “Resetting Ghana Agenda” on Local Governance and Decentralisation boded well with this significant step of transferring resources to local governments and Assembly Members.
“We shall continue to deliver and ensure adequate transfer of resources and logistics to the MMDAs to facilitate effective and efficient service delivery to the people,” the Minister stressed.
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