Prominent legal scholar and social commentator Kwaku Azar has raised fresh concerns over fiscal justice and government priorities, revealing a substantial increase in salaries for heads and members of Independent Governance Bodies (IGBs) between 2020 and 2024.
In a post published on Facebook on May 19, 2025, Kwaku Azar, also known as GOGO (Governance Observer and Good Order advocate), shared excerpts from a document approving the emoluments of Article 71 officeholders, highlighting what he described as “quietly awarded backdated raises” for key officials — even as ordinary Ghanaians grappled with economic hardship, debt restructuring, and emergency levies.