Founder and Leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), Dr. Hassan Abdulai Ayariga, has promised to introduce a new salary and minimum wage structure in Ghana if elected President, with a proposed increase in the minimum daily wage to between GH₵150 and GH₵300.
Dr. Ayariga said his proposed salary reforms would aim to improve workers’ living standards, strengthen household finances and ensure that Ghanaian workers earn incomes that reflect the prevailing cost of living.
Under his proposed administration, he intends to introduce a biweekly salary payment system, which would enable workers to receive their salaries every two weeks instead of waiting until the end of each month.
He explained that the arrangement would improve workers’ cash flow and help families meet their financial obligations without having to struggle until the end of the month.
The APC leader also proposed a comprehensive salary reform programme aimed at raising monthly earnings from GH₵1,000 towards GH₵5,000, subject to productivity growth, economic expansion and sustainable financing.
On the proposed minimum wage adjustment, Dr. Ayariga said his government would pursue a phased implementation framework to increase the current minimum daily wage of GH₵21.77 to between GH₵150 and GH₵300.
He further pledged to introduce measures to protect workers’ purchasing power against inflation and the rising cost of living, stressing that salary increases must translate into meaningful improvements in the lives of ordinary Ghanaians.
According to him, his government would work closely with businesses, employers and labour unions to ensure that wage increases go hand in hand with job creation, investment and sustainable economic growth.
Dr. Ayariga maintained that Ghanaian workers deserve a salary structure that reflects their contributions, rewards hard work and allows families to live with dignity.
He said his vision was to build an economy where workers would no longer struggle to survive from one payday to another but would have the financial capacity to save, invest and secure a better future for themselves and their families.
“A NEW SALARY STRUCTURE. A NEW ECONOMIC DIRECTION. A BETTER GHANA,” he declared.
Read the official statement below!
MY VISION FOR A NEW SALARY AND MINIMUM WAGE STRUCTURE IN GHANA
By Dr. Hassan Abdulai Ayariga
Founder and Leader, All People’s Congress (APC)
Under my presidency, when given the mandate by the Ghanaian people, my government will introduce a biweekly salary payment system, ensuring that workers receive their salaries every two weeks instead of waiting until the end of the month.
My proposed salary and wage reforms will include:
1. Biweekly Salary Payments: Salaries will be paid every two weeks to improve workers’ cash flow and help families meet their financial obligations.
2. Increase in Minimum Daily Wage: My government will pursue an increase in the minimum daily wage from GH₵21.77 to between GH₵150 and GH₵300, subject to a phased implementation framework.
3. Increase in Monthly Salaries: My government will pursue a salary reform programme aimed at raising monthly earnings from GH₵1,000 towards GH₵5,000, supported by productivity growth, economic expansion and sustainable financing.
4. Protection of Workers’ Income: We will strengthen measures to protect workers’ purchasing power against inflation and the rising cost of living.
5. Private Sector Development: We will work with businesses, employers and labour unions to ensure that wage increases are accompanied by job creation, investment and sustainable economic growth.
My philosophy is simple: Ghanaian workers deserve a salary structure that reflects the cost of living, rewards hard work and allows families to live with dignity.
Ghana must build an economy where workers do not merely survive from one payday to another but can save, invest and build a better future.
DR. HASSAN ABDULAI AYARIGA
Founder and Leader, APC
A NEW SALARY STRUCTURE. A NEW ECONOMIC DIRECTION. A BETTER GHANA.
