Ex-President Kufuor’s retirement package sparks controversy in Ghana

Media reports on Monday about proposed package for former President John Agyekum Kufuor sparked controversy among Ghanaians, APA learns here.

The package, reported by some dailies and weeklies on Monday was to allow former President Kufuor, who just retired from office, to six fuelled cross country vehicles including one armoured to be replaced every four years, residences in Accra and outside the capital to be sited at his own choice of place.

Others include one-million US dollar seed money for the setting up a foundation, three personal professional assistants and rehabilitation of his two houses until he passes away as well as bequeathing of the properties to his family.

Owing to the publications, a majority of discussants, radio and television phone-in programme callers, and patrons of newspapers at newsstands, condemned the proposed retirement benefit, which is said to be endorsed by the previous parliament on the last day before its dissolution.