Government has established a trust fund in the name of the late Major Adam Mahama.
The fund which will be called ‘Major Mahama Trust Fund’ will cater for his wife and children.
Additionally, the government has also secured employment for his wife, Babara Mahama.
Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, told Starr News in an interview that the establishment of the fund and the employment offer were in fulfilment of government’s promise to the family after he was gruesomely murdered at Denkyira- Boase.
“Government promised when he was murdered that we would establish a trust fund for him as part of the four things we originally agreed to establish. So we have been working to ensure that we get that bill established.
“We went to cabinet and cabinet approved of it, we took it to the Gazette, it’s been done and today it’s in Parliament. So it’s a bill that the President will assent to it after Parliament has done its job. The objective of the fund is to cater for the welfare of the family of the late military officer. And we are hoping by the end of the month Parliament works on it for it to be passed,” he noted.
The 32-year-old military commander was lynched at Denkyira-Boase during an early morning jogging by locals who suspected he was an armed robber after sighting a sidearm on him.
Forty-two persons have since been arrested over the nefarious act and are standing trial for murder and attempt to commit murder.
Source: starrfmonline.com
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Total Hypocrisy, every family suffers financial instability when the bread winner dies. whether natural or artificial death, the deceased children and spouse suffer. why should the state be worried for only rich n political familys welfare. what abt the countless poor ppl who cued to bring u to power. Truly, Some animals are more equal than other animals.
Just let them know where to read the right source from and stop attacking them on not reading more widely before commenting since they dont work with all media houses. Someone prefers to listen to Joy news whiles others prefer atinka news and they may not report on same issue so just share what u heard to correct them
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a Perfect move from Government. I get very sadden anytime i see this widow and her kids. May the good LORD keep the late soldier in his bosom.
Government has also promised to give family any police officer who loses his/her life in the cause of his duties 50,000GHC and make sure his/her kids are catered for till they finish their tertiary education Don't just sit somewhere and be making unnecessary comments, you guys need to be reading more widely and also listen to the government and know the plans they have. Don't be a spectator
I understand where most people are coming from and I absolutely agree that there should be a uniform sustainable program in place to care for all our first responders and security personnel when unfortunate situations such as these happen. In as much as we occasionally critize them, they literally do put their lives on the line for us every single day. When something happens and we all run from danger, they are the ones that run towards it and they deserve all the support from the state. I hope that this case will motivate our governemts to work towards the development of a more comprehensive and sustainable policy for all our security personnel. I just want to draw attention to the fact that this is not a new thing being done by the government. This is simply the fulfillment of an earlier promise made by the government to the widow so it is not as if the government has given her something officially already and is adding this to what has already been done. This is the only official support being given by the government to the widow.
The pampering for this guy and the family seems too much for me now.. Is he the only human being lynched in the country? Ghana is a country of full of discrimination
Akpos I totally agree with you. I think there should have been a fund for all security personnel who die in the line of service. After all they were all working for mother Ghana
GOOD THING TON HEAR, SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE POLICE WIVES TOOO WHO HAVE LOST THEIR HUSBANDS WHILES IN THEIR LINE OF DUTIES? OR THE MILITARY CAN DO COUP SO ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
VERY LOVELY LADY, MY SYMPATHY TO U AND THE KIDS...... I REALLY HATES THE HYPOCRISY IN OUR AUTHORITIES IN THIS OUR BELOVED COUNTRY CALLED GHANA. YES IS VERY PITY THE FINE MILITARY MAN DIED THE WAY HE DIED. BUT I BELIEVE THE FAMILY HAS BEEN PAID VERY HUGELY.............. WHY ARE WE STILL THINKING ABOUT CREATING ANOTHER FUN TO THE FAMILY WHILES WE NO VERY WELL THAT THE FAMILY OF THE MILITARY MAN AND HIS WIFE ARE ALREADY RICH AND CAN TAKE CARE OF THEM.......... WHAT ARE WE DOING TO THE POOR POLICE MAN THAT WAS SHOT BY ARMED ROBBERS ON THE LAPAZ HIGHWAY, WHAT ARE THE DESCRIMINATED LEADERS IN THE COUNTRY ARE DOING FOR ALL THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTRY THAT DIED PAINFULLY IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTY WHICH SOME ARE EVEN WORSE THAN MAJOR MAHAMA BUT SIMPLY BCOS THEY DONT BELONG TO THE FAMILIES OF THE POLITICAL CROWDS THE MEDIA AND THE HYPOCRITICAL LEADERS IN OUR BELOVED COUNTRY HAS IGNORED THEM AND ALL THEY THINK ABOUT IS THE WELFARE OF THE LATE MAJOR MAHAMA FAMILY...............I HAVE NO PROBLEM IF THE WHOLE MONEY IN THE BANK OF GHANA IS GIVEN TO THE FAMILY OF MAJOR MAHAMA BUT MY PROBLEM IS WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE POLITICAL FAMILY IS EQUALLY GOOD FOR THE ORDINARY CITIZENS................. MY ADVICE TO THE ORDINARY CITIZENS OF GHANA IS NEVER SYMPATHIZER WITH THE SO CALLED POLITICAL LEADERS IN GHANA WHEN THEY ARE IN TROUBLE BCOS THEY NEVER CARE ABOUT U WHEN U ARE IN TROUBLE........... FOOD FOR THOUGHT.............. MAY THE SOUL OF MAJOR MAHAMA REST IN PERFECT PEACE. AMEN.