In a rare show of solidarity, appointees of the Akufo Addo administration have pledged 50% of their monthly income for the next three months towards the COVID-19 Trust Fund.
The appointees include 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.
All Deputy Ministers have also agreed to donate fifty per cent (50%) of their salaries for the next two months, i.e. April and May, into the Fund.
Earlier, President Akufo Addo and his Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia had pledged their full salaries for three months into the fund, as Ghana desperately seek funds to combat the rapidly spreading Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana.
The Covid-19 Fund has been established to assist in the welfare of those vulnerable potential victims of the deadly flu-like disease.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Staff, 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.