President John Mahama has announced that government has increased allowance for peace-keeping by $1 bringing the total allowance to $31 per day. “Since late JEA Mills increased the rate [in 2009] there has been no increment….we have decided to increase by $1 a day, the rate that is paid to peace-keeping soldiers,” he said.
The President’s announcement was met with applause at a durbar organized by the Armed Forces.