The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has refuted claims that the salaries of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have been increased by 67 percent.

In an interview on Adom FM monitored by GhanaWeb on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, he said, “I want to clarify that the salary of MMDCEs has not been increased by 67 percent by the government.

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"That is not true. We cannot increase it under the law because it is captured under Article 71. If you recall, a special committee was formed in 2011. MMDCEs were captured under Award Point 55, which stipulates that every year their salaries will be increased by 10 percent.”

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He further noted that when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo assumed office, the 10 percent increment had not been implemented.

“When the NPP government took office, they didn’t pay the 10 percent. The Local Government Minister at the time raised concerns, so we had to calculate and pay the arrears and their ex-gratia, and it was GH¢32,000,” he explained.

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President John Dramani Mahama has not increased salaries of MMDCEs by 67% - Eric Opoku (Minister for Food and Agriculture)#PrimeRakon pic.twitter.com/fegcHi4jr3

— Prime Rakon (@prime_rakon) November 19, 2025