Coronavirus: All donations to National Trust Fund will be duly audited - Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said all donations made to the National COVID-19 Trust Fund, set up by the President Akufo-Addo will be duly audited by the Auditor General.

According to him, an independent body will also look into the fund and make a determination of all the donations made.

“All funds to the national trust fund will be duly audited by the Auditor General, who will now be seized with the power to audit that account eventually when they are done with this particular [National COVID-19 Trust Fund] programme,” he said on JoyNews.

Earlier, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced the creation of the COVID-19 Trust Fund intended to support the well-being of individuals who will be adversely affected by the novel Coronavirus pandemic in Ghana with three months of his salary as a seed fund support.

According to an earlier update by the President, an amount of GH¢8.75 million has been generated in public donations which also includes an amount of US$600,000.

The COVID-19 Trust fund is being managed by an independent Board of Trustees and chaired by former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo.