Kenyasi B/A, July 22, GNA — About 12.8 million cedis is to be paid by the Asutifi district assembly in the Brong Ahafo region as part payment of ex-gratia awards to its 61 assembly members on Tuesday, July 27.
Instead of the 350,000 cedis for each assembly member, the assembly has decided to pay 210,000 cedis each due to its poor financial position.
Mr Hyeaman Asante Amoako, District Chief Executive, made this known to the Ghana News Agency when speaking on preparations by the assembly to pay the overdue ex-gratia award to those who serve the assembly from 1994-1998.
He said the assembly is expected to pay 21.3 million cedis to cover the ex-gratia award for the members “We shall pay the balance as soon as our revenue position improves”, he added.
