The Majority Members of Parliament have contributed an amount of GHS 100,000.00 to the covid 19 trust fund constituted by the president and approved by parliament.
Doing the donation in parliament before a formal presentation at the presidency, the Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu said that, the majority MPs have contributed this amount to help fight the virus in the country.
President Akufo Addo has donated his three(3) months salary to a Coronavirus Fund established to deal with the deadly disease.
The Fund is managed by an independent board of trustees chaired by the immediate past Chief Justice, Sophia Akufo Addo to receive contributions and donations from the public to assist in the welfare of the needy and the vulnerable.
“I have directed the Controller-General to pay my next three months salary, ie, 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 you,” President Akufo Addo said in an address to brief the nation on the latest measures being taken to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease.