In a significant quantification of the NLA’s expenditure, former Director-General Samuel Awuku has asserted that the vast majority of funds — approximately 95% — were channeled directly to charitable projects, with a minor fraction used for corporate engagement.

Awuku presented this 95/5 split to directly counter allegations that the Foundation prioritized “glamorous events” over its mandate.

He argued that the sponsorships highlighted by The Fourth Estate were a minor, strategic part of the overall budget essential for growing the revenue base.

“These sponsorships, I dare say, may account for approximately 5% of the total, compared to roughly 95% of projects and donations made to save and transform individuals, communities, and institutions,” Awuku stated.

To substantiate the 95% claim, he provided a sweeping list of projects under the foundation’s four pillars: Health, Education, Youth and Sports Development, and Arts and Culture.

The list included infrastructure projects like toilet facilities and boreholes, high-value medical equipment donations, educational support, and disaster relief for Appiatse and Northern Region flood victims.

This, he insisted, demonstrates where the overwhelming focus of spending lay.