Parliament has passed the COVID-19 National Trust Fund Bill, 2020 to mitigate the threat of the Coronavirus (cOVID-19) pandemic.
The Trust will receive donations from the public for disbursement to help improve the lives of the vulnerable who will be worst-hit by the pandemic.
When President Akufo-Addo assents to the Bill to become law, it will give legal backing to the establishment of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund to support the efforts of government in the fight against the pandemic.
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The trust, which was established last week, will be chaired by former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo.
Other members of the Board of trustees of the Fund are Archbishop Justice Ofei Akrofi, Jude Kofi Bucknor, Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie, Elsie Addo-Awadzie, Dr. Ernest Ofori-Sarpong, and Dr. Tanko Collins Asare will act as Secretary to the Board.
Since the outbreak of the virus in Ghana, especially during the course of the weeks, organisations and individuals have made donations, with others wanting to find out how they can also contribute to the cause.
The government, therefore, decided on the Trust so that monies that come do not get mixed with Government funds.
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President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia have donated three months of their salaries to the trust.
Ministers of State and other top appointees at the presidency also voluntarily decided to donate 50 percent of their salary.
Parliament has also contributed GH¢ 200,000 with the Speaker of the House, Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye also donating half of his three months’ salary to the fund.
MP for Adansi Asokwa, Mr. K.T. Hammond has also donated two months of his salary to the fund among many others.
Two Chinese companies, Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Ltd and Africa World Airlines Ltd (AWA), through the Chinse Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Shi Ting WANG, have also donated US$200,000 dollars to the government.
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Uthman A. Marani/Frontpageghana.com/Ghana
