The Coalition of District Assembly Members (CODAM) has thanked President John Mahama for listening to their request and providing funding so that they can start receiving their monthly allowances.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson revealed that the government had set aside GH¢100 million to provide monthly allowances to Assembly Members nationwide at the 2025 Budget Statement presentation in Parliament on Tuesday, March 11.
The Coalition expressed its sincere gratitude to the government in a press release issued by Mawunyo Agbe, the Dean of Presiding Members and President of CODAM for the Volta Region.
“Today, at our commendation press conference, the Coalition of District Assembly Members (CODAM) expresses its heartfelt gratitude to His Excellency, President John Dramani Mahama, and his government for their decisive action in fulfilling a key promise of the 2024 NDC manifesto.”
The Coalition further stated, “As clearly stated in the manifesto on page 10, paragraph 4, the commitment was made to ensure that all Assembly Members receive their rightful remuneration. This promise has been decisively acted upon, as further confirmed during today’s budget reading on page 14, paragraph 2.”
