Ghana’s power transmission company, GRIDCo, has donated GH¢200,000 to the government’s instituted COVID-19 National Trust Fund.
The Fund was created by the government to mobilise resources to fight the spread of the coronavirus in the West African nation.
The West African nation has recorded 636 cases of COVID-19 with eight confirmed deaths.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, and subsequent creation of the COVID-19 Trust Fund, several companies-both in the private and public sectors-have been donating their widow’s mite to help slow the spread of the dread virus.
At a ceremony at the Jubilee House, the seat of government on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, the Ghana Grid Company, led by its Board Chairman, Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, and Chief
Executive, Jonathan Amoako-Baah, donated a cash of Two Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS200,000) to the Chairperson of the Fund, Justice Sophia Akuffo.
Addressing the media afterwards, Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere said:
“This is our widow’s mite in response to the call by the President. We appreciate
the initiative and we hope that our contribution will be crucial in helping the Fund achieve its objective. We all know that these are difficult times and I want to urge us all to rally behind the government and help the effort to fight this pandemic.”
Receiving the donation, Justice Sophia Akuffo thanked the company and assured that the proceeds would be used to support the needy and vulnerable in society.
The Fund was established by the President last month to receive public donations to help improve the lives of the underprivileged in the country who would be hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Secretary of the Senior Staff Association of GRIDCo, Sarah Dodoo, and Union Chairman, Francis Adjartey, were also present.
Source:www.energynewsafrica.com