The COVID-19 National Trust Fund is steadily accruing significant amounts as seven institutions Friday made GHC3.2 million contribution into the Trust to help in the fight against the pandemic.
The Fund was established by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the fight against the virus and to assist in the welfare of the needy and vulnerable during the period of the crisis.
Representatives of the seven institutions which included religious organisations called on the Chief of Staff at the Jubilee House, Accra to make donations into the Fund.
The Lebanese community in Ghana presented an amount of GHc 2,150,000.00, and the Apostolic Church, Ghana, also donated GHc 70,000.00 to the cause.
The Christ Apostolic Church International contributed GHc 100,000.00, whilst the Melcom Ghana Limited gave GHc 100,000.00 to the Fund.
Rocksure International, a mining and construction firm, presented an amount of Ghc 50,000.00, and Karpowership Ghana Company Limited gave the sum of GHc 300,000.00.
Oswald Limited, also donated GHC 250,000.00 to the Trust Fund.
Many notable organizations and corporate bodies earlier in the week made contributions into the fund, which would be administered by an eight-member board of Trustees led by former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo.
The International Central Gospel Church Wednesday made a contribution of GHc100,000.00 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund.
Also, Interplast Ghana Limited, a leading producer of plastic pipe systems has donated GHc 1,200,000.00 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund to support the Coronavirus relief efforts.
Justmoh Construction Limited, a wholly Ghanaian-owned construction company, also presented GHc 500,000.00) as their contribution to the COVID-19 Trust Fund.
Hollard Ghana, an insurance company has also given the Trust Fund GHC 100,000.
Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare who received all the donations on behalf of the President thanked the institutions and corporate bodies for contributing to the Trust Fund, saying the funds would go to the benefit of the disadvantaged in society during the pandemic.
She said the secretariat of the COVID-19 Trust Fund is expected to be fully operational from Monday, April 6, 2020, adding that the Trust's accounts and locational address would be advertised to enable all donors to channel their contributions accordingly.
President Akufo-Addo announced the COVID-19 National Trust Fund on Friday, March 27, 2020, and donated his three-month paycheck in the fund as seed capital.
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia also followed suit and committed his salary for April, May and June to support the fight against the disease.
Also, all Ministers of State, the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President, and senior government officials at the Presidency, as well as presidential staffers and aides have pledged 50 percent of their salaries, for the next three months to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund.
Following the pledge by the government officials, the Chief of Staff notified the Controller and Accountant General to affect those deductions at source for the period-April, May and June- and transfer the accrued monies into the Fund.
The Fund will receive donations and contributions from the public to ease the social and economic distress of the poor and vulnerable during the crisis.
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