Giving up six months' salary for Mahama Cares project similar to what Ken Ofori-Atta did – Mahama told

A starring subordinate of the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has amazingly voiced a differing presumption connected President John Dramani Mahama’s donation of his six-month wage to the Mahama Cares aesculapian fund.

Acc1ording to him, the president’s motion is not thing helium is blessed about, arsenic helium believes that portion specified acts whitethorn look commendable, they often exposure ulterior motives.

He made notation to Ken Ofori-Atta’s motion of reportedly not receiving a salary, lone for it to aboriginal look that helium allegedly amassed wealthiness belonging to the authorities done his bank, Databank.

“The motion by President Mahama donating his six months' wage into the Mahama Cares aesculapian money is thing I don’t privation to hear. The past clip we heard specified a claim, it was said that Ken Ofori-Atta, a authorities appointee did not person a salary, yet helium had amassed wealthiness done his bank, Databank, by securing loans for the country,” helium said successful an interrogation with Onua FM connected Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Acknowledging the president’s inaugural with the aesculapian money and his committedness to uncap the National Health Insurance, the person advised the president to proceed receiving his salary.

However, helium recommended that the president implements an attack that would promote firm institutions to lend to the cause, cautioning him not to trust connected his ain wage for specified donations.

He maintained that, personally, helium does not instrumentality individuals who donate their salaries to nationalist causes seriously, arsenic helium believes specified gestures could beryllium driven by ulterior motives and outgo the state.

“… He should instrumentality his wage and guarantee helium governs the state good for citizens to payment from authorities resources. He says helium volition uncap NHIS and truthful helium should find ways firm institutions tin donate but helium shouldn’t archer america helium is utilizing his salaries. I don’t instrumentality radical who donate their salaries to the authorities superior due to the fact that it means they person different means of amassing wealth,” helium added.

President John Dramani Mahama pledged six months of his wage to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, besides known arsenic 'Mahama Cares' inaugural during the motorboat of the money astatine the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) connected Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Announcing the donation, President Mahama commended Ghanaians who person already contributed to the fund, emphasising that arsenic its founder, helium indispensable besides play his portion successful ensuring its success.

“Prof Ayetey, a retired doctor, has donated $1,000 to the Ghana Medical Trust. That should promote each of america and, particularly firm institutions, to bash adjacent more. As the initiator of this laudable programme, I indispensable besides contribute.

“And so, I’ve pledged six months of my wage to Mahama Cares. I haven’t started receiving a wage yet, they accidental the Accountant General is inactive processing it, but erstwhile that’s completed, six months of immoderate I’m entitled to volition spell into Mahama Cares,” helium added.

Watch video of Solomon Owusu's submissions below:

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