Former President John Mahama has actually called on the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to consider paying some monthly contributors to relieve the COVID-19-induced difficulties they may be dealing with.
According to the former president, this is essential to mitigate the impacts of the outbreak on the social and financial lives of contributors.
Speaking during his first digital discussion, John Mahama said SSNIT contributions are not only implied for pensioners but likewise works as a form of insurance to cushion members from hard times such as COVID-19.
Social security contributions are essentially an insurance plan made not just for pensions in aging before we die. They are likewise made to assist factors in times of hardships such as this. Not all will come out and queue for food, but as has been carried out in other countries like St. Lucia, I believe a token payment to all factors of a particular token amount over three months would have paid for lots of the guarantee of feeding their families throughout this abnormal times,” he stated.
The former President further prompted President Nana Akufo-Addo to cut down on what he described as the unimportant expense to produce more income due to the pressure on the economy.
Mahama stated such an action would demonstrate great leadership and sacrifice by the government amid pressure on the country’s economy due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
