Covid-19 Arrest: All Ministers Of State, Deputy Ministers and Presidential Staffers Commit 50% Of Their Three Months Salaries To Covid-19 Fund

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As every nation is doing all it could to arrest the deadly Coronavirus pandemic, Ghana, through the president Nana Akufo-Addo has set up Covid-19 fund to support the vulnerable and the confirmed patients.

The president was first to commit his three months salary to the fund, the vice president followed suit and later, former president John Dramani Mahama and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, also committed one month of his salary alongside provided hundreds of PPEs to support the move by the president.

Though many institutions cum individuals have also committed their bits, the newest of them is the ministers of state and the presidential staffers.

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.

Information privy to Radio1News indicate that,

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.

By: Radio1News|Ghana|Obido Nana Gyasi