{"id":361780,"date":"2017-10-14T08:57:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T08:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=361780"},"modified":"2017-10-14T08:57:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T08:57:20","slug":"peacekeeping-troops-still-earn-35-daily-not-less-gaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/peacekeeping-troops-still-earn-35-daily-not-less-gaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacekeeping troops still earn $35 daily, not less \u2013 GAF"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has denied claims that troops undertaking peacekeeping missions are being underpaid.<\/p>\n
In a statement copied to citifmonline.com, <\/strong>GAF said publications by the Daily Post Newspaper that suggested that troops were being paid $31.00 per day, instead of the promised $35.00 were false.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”tcJ185BzKBFv2qyC2wJJg1hRxUupGOru”]The newspaper earlier this week reported that, contrary to the government’s promise of paying the troops $35.00, it was paying the troops less.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Armed Forces said the publication was in bad taste, and was with the intention of downplaying the efforts of the government in promoting the welfare of troops.<\/p>\n The statement, which was signed by Director of Public Relations, Co. E. Aggrey-Quarshie, maintained that the soldiers were being paid the promised $35.00 per day, and there was no intention of reducing the amount.<\/p>\n Nana Addo announces increase in peacekeepers’ allowances<\/strong><\/p>\n President Nana Akufo-Addo, in March 2017, announced an increase in peacekeeping\u00a0allowances <\/a><\/strong><\/span>from $31 to $35, which took retrospective effect from January 2017.<\/p>\n He made the announcement when he addressed an end-of-year get-together of the Ghana Armed Forces (WASSA).<\/p>\n