Appiatse Support Fund: Energy Minister Donates Ghc 20,000

The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (MP), has on 13th April, 2022, donated an amount of GHC 20,000 to the Appiatse Support Fund.

This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Committee, Rev. Dr. Joyce Rosalind Aryee during an engagement with the press.

Rev. Dr. Aryee disclosed that, Hon. Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh’s donation, as he put it, “is part of the collective effort by Ghanaians in the nation building agenda”.

She thanked the Minister for his kind gesture towards the Appiatse Support Fund, and further called on other sector Minister’s to emulate the Minister and generously donate their quota to the support fund.
                               
Meanwhile, General Manager of Supergeona Enterprise, Madam Gloria Ayimah also made a cheque donation of  50,000 Ghana Cedis on behalf of her company.

“As part of our Corporate social responsibility, we would like to make a donation to help in the rebuilding of Appiatse”, she said.   

The Chairperson of the Fund who received the donations expressed gratitude to all donors on behalf of the Committee members.

She further appealed to other institutions and individuals to support and donate to the fund as the monies accrued so far is not adequate for the rebuilding and restoration of livelihood of the Appiatse community.

“We were called to mobilize sufficient funds, as stated by the Honorable Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, and I can say that, at this time, the money is not yet sufficient” she hinted.
                                             
Global Media Alliance, Liebherr Ghana Limited and the Administrator and Secretary of the Appiatse Support Fund also contributed a significant amount of 10,000 Ghana Cedis, 45,000 Ghana Cedis and 1000 Ghana Cedis respectively.

Source : PR UNIT – MLNR