Franklin Cudjoe is the Chief Executive Officer of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education
President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has sarcastically appealed to Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson to settle the 20-month salary arrears and terminal benefits owed to former presidential staffer Kow Essuman.
In a Facebook post shared on Thursday, September 10, 2026, Cudjoe said he had spoken with Essuman, who, according to him, was willing to accept his outstanding 20-month salary arrears without interest, in solidarity with others affected by the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP).
Cudjoe’s comment appeared to be a sarcastic reference to Essuman’s demand for payment, given that he served in the Akufo-Addo administration, under which the DDEP was introduced.
“My dear Dr Ato Baah Cassiel Ato Forson, please I have spoken to Kow Essuman. He is willing to accept the 20-month salary arrears without any interest in solidarity with all who were affected by the DDEP. Please save a soul,” he wrote.
His post comes after Essuman publicly expressed frustration over the government’s failure to pay his outstanding remuneration and terminal benefits since his tenure ended on January 7, 2025.
Akufo-Addo's ex-lawyer cries over unpaid benefits
Essuman, who served as Legal Counsel to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and was later appointed Acting Secretary to the President, said he had instructed his lawyers to demand payment from the Minister of Finance.
In a Facebook post on September 10, 2026, Essuman said he had waited for 20 months and could no longer continue waiting.
He demanded payment by Friday, September 11, warning that failure to settle the outstanding amount could lead to legal action against the State, including a claim for interest and legal costs.
His lawyers, in a letter dated September 8, 2026, argued that the former presidential staffer’s salary arrears and terminal benefits became due immediately after his service ended.
The lawyers also cited the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845), which requires salaries, allowances and retiring benefits owed to specified public office holders to be paid without undue delay.
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