Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo donates his 3 months salary to fight outbreak

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has donated his three months salary as seed money to a yet to be established fund to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.

“I have directed the Controller and Accountant General to pay my April, May and June salaries to a special fund that would receive donations from philanthropists to help fight the outbreak,” the President said in a televised speech on Friday.

The move, the President added, will “support the efforts being undertaken to confront, contain, and combat coronavirus”.

This is not the first time President Akufo-Addo has donated his salary to support a national course.

The President in 2018 donated his November salary of GHC25,000.00 to the Korle Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Fund as part of his contribution to resourcing the Fund to assist Ghanaians who may require plastic surgery.

”I am announcing tonight the establishment of a COVID-19 Fund, to be managed by an independent board of trustees, and chaired by former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, to receive contributions and donations from the public to assist in the welfare of the needy and the vulnerable. I have directed the Controller and Accountant General to pay my next three months’ salary, i.e. April, May and June, into this Fund. Let me also thank, from the bottom of my heart, the churches, financial institutions and individuals who have already made donations to help in this fight. God richly bless them”.  

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com