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Ministers of state, appointees, special aides as well as members of the executive arms of government have donated their three 3) months salaries in support and commitment to tackle the covid 19 pandemic amid a partial lockdown by government.
The move corroborates similar gesture, by President Akufo Addo, who revealed to Ghanaians last week that, in view of measures to raise enough funds to curb the spread of the corronavirus, he has donated his three months salaries in aid to the fight against the virus.
Ghana is currently on a partial lockdown following advise by health professional as well as front line medical assistants who are championing the curtailment of the corronavirus in the country. Government has since set up a covid 19 Trust Fund to manage the pandemic financially.
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30th March, 2020
For Immediate Release
MINISTERS, DEPUTY MINISTERS, SENIOR POLITICAL APPOINTEES AT PRESIDENCY DONATE 50% OF SALARIES INTO THE COVID-19 FUND
All Ministers of State, the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, the deputy Chiefs of Staff, Secretary to the President, Secretary to the Cabinet, Presidential Staffers and Presidential Aides at the Presidency have decided to donate fifty percent (50%) of their salaries, for the next three months, i.e. April, May and June, to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund, established by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the fight against the virus and to assist in the welfare of the needy and the vulnerable.
All Deputy Ministers have also agreed to donate fifty percent (50%) of their salaries for the next two months, i.e. April and May, into the Fund.
As a result, the Chief of Staff, Hon. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has notified the Controller and Accountant General to effect these deductions at source for the period, and transfer the accrued monies into the Fund.
It will be recalled that during his broadcast to the nation on Friday, 27th March, 2020, President Akufo-Addo announced the setting up of the Fund, and donated his next three months’ salary into the Fund as seed capital.
The Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, also followed suit, and has donated three (3) months of his salary into the Fund.
Nana Dogbe / Ahotor news
