Council of State donates to Covid-19 Fund
Members of the Council of State have donated GH¢100,000 to the National COVID-19 Trust Fund at the Jubilee House.
The Chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe, who made the donation, said the money was the personal contribution of members to support the fight against the spread of Covid-19.
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He said following the rising spate of the disease, it had become imperative for council members to extend support to the fund to help win the battle against the disease.
Inspiration
Nana Otuo Siriboe, who is the Omanhene of the Juabeng Traditional Area in the Ashanti Region, said members of the council had been inspired by the example shown by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his ministers of donating part of their salaries to the fund, and said as advisors, they felt the need to emulate that exemplary leadership.
He said the council would continue to support the government in its interventions to help contain the spread of the disease.
He said earlier in March this year, the council had presented large quantities of hand sanitisers, nose masks, gloves and paper roles to the Ministry of Health.
In addition, he said, the members had individually supported their respective communities with various items to help in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Other donations
Other organisations that donated to the fund were the Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies, GH¢50,000; the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association, GH¢50,000, and the Diaspora Patriots of Ghana, GH¢20,000.
The rest were the Association of Customs House Agents Ghana, GH¢20,000, Pacific Solutions & Services and Pacific Tours, GH¢10,000.
Appreciation
The Chairperson of the trustees of the fund, Justice Sophia Akuffo, expressed appreciation to the Council of State, individuals and organisations that had donated generously to the fund and gave an assurance that all the money and items received would be applied in accordance with the statutes establishing the fund.
She explained that while some of the money would be used to support the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health staff, some would be used to assist needy and vulnerable people infected and affected by the disease, while the rest would be used to provide the needs of care centres in the country.
She described as disturbing the increasing rate of confirmed cases and advised Ghanaians to abide strictly by the protocols to help curb the spread and avert the situation of pushing the country into severe crisis.