The Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has kept his promise of paying the salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff of private schools in the constituency.
He made the promise following the closure of the schools after the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In all, some 659 staff, made up of 570 teaching and non-teaching personnel from 45 private schools and 89 volunteer teachers in public basic schools who are not on government payroll were paid via cash transfers.
BestNewsGH.com reports the MP as positing that the source of funding was made up of 30% of the MP’s share of the Common Fund, 20% personal contribution from the MP and 50% from funds raised from various donors by the MP.
Mr Ablakwa who took to social media to announce the fulfillment of the promise wrote:
‘’Promise Kept!
We have this evening concluded direct cash transfers to 659 indomitable teaching and non-teaching staff in my beloved constituency.
The figure comprises some 570 teaching and non-teaching staff from 45 private schools and 89 volunteer teachers in public basic schools who are not on Government payroll.
This MP’s initiative to ameliorate the plight of private school teachers who have not received salaries since March due to the COVID-19 induced closure of schools has now been successfully implemented.
The source of funds for the intervention are as follows: MP’s Common Fund financed 30%; MP’s personal contribution 20%; MP’s fundraising efforts from donors accounted for the remaining 50%.
I express my heartfelt appreciation to all those whose generosity have helped us make this initiative a resounding success. I am eternally indebted to my army of dedicated volunteers who authenticated the data and verified the MoMo transactions. May God bless every one of you greatly.
As I have maintained – we are all in this together, we shall defeat COVID-19 together and like the Phoenix, we shall rise from the ashes together.
#NorthTonguRising’’
Source: BestNewsGH.com
