The flagbearer of the Progressive Alliance for Ghana (PAG), Dr John Enyonam Kpikpi, has called for a review of the salaries, allowances and privileges of Members of Parliament (MPs).
Dr Kpikpi said political office should be driven by public service rather than the pursuit of personal wealth, arguing that the current system could encourage people to enter politics for financial gain.
In a statement on September 28, 2026, he said MPs should be paid for their work, but their remuneration should be modest and comparable to that of other public servants.
“The motivation for going into politics must not be ‘to become rich quickly’. But rather to serve your country like everyone else is serving in the hospitals, classrooms and the civil service,” he said.
Dr Kpikpi proposed that an MP’s salary should fall between that of a schoolteacher and a medical doctor, with their conditions of service and privileges similarly aligned with those professions.
“I think the salaries of MPs should be pitched somewhere between a teacher’s salary and a medical doctor’s salary,” he said.
According to him, making parliamentary office less financially attractive could discourage people from taking on large debts to finance election campaigns in the expectation of recovering the money after winning office.
He said a system that placed greater emphasis on service rather than financial gain could help restore public trust and attract people committed to Ghana’s long-term development.
