The President of the Republic of Ghana has announced the establishment of a covid-19 fund to tackle the crisis.
The President made this known in his fourth address to the nation following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
The fund, which will be chaired by the former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, will receive contributions and donations from the public to assist the needy and the vulnerable.
The President further mentioned that he has directed the Controller and Accountant General to pay his next three months salaries into the fund.
” We can defeat this virus if we all commit ourselves to respecting all the measures that has been outlined. I am confident that Ghanaians will comply with them qmd the security services will not jave to intervene, with extraordinary means to enforce them,” he added.
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