Ghanaian have taken to social media to express their disgust at the news that the first lady and second lady are being paid salaries that is equivalent to that of a cabinet minister.

The issue is dominating discussions in the country following claims that President Akufo-Addo had given approval for his wife, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo and the wife of Dr. Bawumia, Mrs Samira Bawumia to receive same salaries as Cabinet ministers.

Salaries for the first and second ladies have been back dated and will be paid from 2017 till present.

This has left a lot of Ghanaians on social media incensed as to why the first lady and second lady who were not voted for will be put on government payroll with no specific duties or task assigned them by the state.

Others questioned why the salaries of public sector workers will be increased by a paltry 4% while that of the first and second ladies who were not elected will be increased and the pay back dated.

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