By Iddi Yire, GNA
Accra, May 07, GNA – The Controller and Accountant- General (CAGD) has formally notified the Government of deduction and transfer of a total of GHS 6.1 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares) pursuant to the President’s directive.
The transferred amount relates to President John Mahama’s pledge to donate six months of his salary to the fund and an encouragement to his appointees to donate one month salary each to the Fund.
A statement issued by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Presidential Spokesman and Minister of State in-charge of Government Communications, recalled that at the launch of the MahamaCares last year, President John Dramani Mahama pledged to donate six months of his salary to the Fund.
He said subsequently, the President encouraged his appointees to donate one month salary each to the Fund.
He noted that the President then ordered appointees who defaulted on his first deadline for Asset Declaration to forfeit three months’ salary to be donated to the Fund.
“He is currently making arrangements to transfer the final tranche which will cover the Asset declaration defaulters.” Mr Ofosu said.
GNA
Edited by Benjamin Mensah